Fort Gaines, GA Climate


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Fort Gaines, GA has a generally mild climate with hot summers and cool winters. In the summer, temperatures can reach up to 90 degrees with high humidity levels. The spring and fall months tend to be milder with temperatures ranging from 55 to 75 degrees. Winters in Fort Gaines are typically cold with temperatures dropping into the 30s and 40s, but occasional warm spells will bring temperatures up into the 50s and 60s. Rainfall is abundant year round, making it a perfect climate for outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking, or bird-watching.

Fort Gaines, Georgia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Fort Gaines. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Gaines gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Gaines is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

4.8 Summer - 7.6 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Fort Gaines, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Gaines, GeorgiaUnited States
  52.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  85.5 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  91.3°85.8°
  35.3°21.7°
  7.47
  3.54.3
  223 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 Fort Gaines with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Georgia. In Fort Gaines, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Gaines are October, April and May.
In Fort Gaines, there are 63.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Gaines with an average of 35.3°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.
In Fort Gaines, there are 35.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.
In Fort Gaines, 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 Fort Gaines can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
July is the wettest month in Fort Gaines with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in Fort Gaines means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in Fort Gaines with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 85.5 rainy days annually in Fort Gaines, which is one of the least rainy places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% 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 Fort Gaines means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in Fort Gaines with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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