Hazlehurst, GA Climate


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United States / Georgia / No Metro Area / Jeff Davis County / Hazlehurst / Zip Codes
Hazlehurst, GA has a mild climate year round with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average highs in the summer months range from the mid-70s to low 90s while average lows are in the mid-50s to the upper 60s. Winters are generally mild with average highs ranging from the mid-50s to the upper 60s while average lows can range from the low 30s to upper 40s. Spring and fall bring pleasant temperatures with highs typically ranging between 60-80 degrees and lows around 40-60 degrees. Rainfall is evenly distributed across all seasons, averaging around 50 inches per year.

Hazlehurst, Georgia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Hazlehurst. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hazlehurst gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hazlehurst is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

3.9 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Hazlehurst, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHazlehurst, GeorgiaUnited States
  48.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  103.1 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  92.6°85.8°
  37.0°21.7°
  7.27
  5.34.3
  253 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 Hazlehurst with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Georgia. In Hazlehurst, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hazlehurst are April, October and March.
In Hazlehurst, there are 78.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hazlehurst with an average of 37.0°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.
In Hazlehurst, there are 27.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.
In Hazlehurst, 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 Hazlehurst can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
August is the wettest month in Hazlehurst with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Hazlehurst means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.
August is the rainiest month in Hazlehurst with 12.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 103.1 rainy days annually in Hazlehurst, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Hazlehurst means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in Hazlehurst with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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