Moultrie, GA Climate

Moultrie, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in the summer can reach up to 90°F while winter temperatures remain above freezing most of the time. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year making Moultrie a lush and green place to live. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms in the spring and summer months, bringing much needed rain to keep the area green and alive.

Moultrie, Georgia gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Moultrie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moultrie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 39
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.8 Winter

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

Climate	Moultrie, Georgia	United States
	51.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	98.8 days	106.2 days
	229 days	205 days
	91.4°	85.8°
	38.8°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.7	4.3
	325 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 Moultrie with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Moultrie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Moultrie are April, October and March.

In Moultrie, there are 66.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Moultrie with an average of 38.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In Moultrie, there are 23.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In Moultrie, 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 Moultrie can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

March is the wettest month in Moultrie with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.3 inches in Moultrie means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Moultrie with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 98.8 rainy days annually in Moultrie, which is less rainy than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% 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 Moultrie means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in Moultrie with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.