Thomasville, GA Climate


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Thomasville, GA enjoys a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperatures in the summer months reach into the mid-80s, while winters are cool and mild with temperatures rarely going below freezing. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of nearly 49 inches annually. During the hottest parts of summer, there tends to be frequent thunderstorms and occasional tropical systems that bring heavy rain and high winds.

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

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

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Thomasville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thomasville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 38
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 Thomasville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.1 Summer - 8 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Thomasville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateThomasville, GeorgiaUnited States
  51.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  89.1 days106.2 days
  231 days205 days
  92.0°85.8°
  38.2°21.7°
  7.37
  5.84.3
  282 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 Thomasville with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Thomasville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Thomasville are April, October and March.
In Thomasville, there are 76.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Thomasville with an average of 38.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.
In Thomasville, there are 24.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.
In Thomasville, 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 Thomasville 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 Thomasville with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.1 inches in Thomasville means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in Thomasville with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 89.1 rainy days annually in Thomasville, which is one of the least rainy places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% 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 Thomasville means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in Thomasville with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 13 years ago

My husband had transfered his job from Lordstown Ohio to Florida. I did my research and found Thomasville to have a very low crime rate along with a wonderful school  More

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