Dexter, GA Climate

Dexter, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit while it averages around 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months. It experiences precipitation year-round, with most of it coming during the summer months. Dexter typically does not experience extreme temperatures or weather events such as tornadoes or hurricanes. The city is known for its mild seasons that bring comfortable temperatures and plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

Dexter, Georgia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dexter averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Dexter. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dexter gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dexter is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.8 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Dexter, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dexter, Georgia	United States
	46.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	86.6 days	106.2 days
	221 days	205 days
	92.2°	85.8°
	34.8°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5	4.3
	272 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Dexter with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Dexter, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dexter are October, April and May.

In Dexter, there are 70.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dexter with an average of 34.8°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Dexter, there are 39.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Dexter, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

Humidity in Dexter can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

July is the wettest month in Dexter with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in Dexter means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Dexter with 9.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 86.6 rainy days annually in Dexter, which is one of the least rainy places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Dexter means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Dexter with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.