Brooks County, GA Climate

Brooks County, GA has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with average high temperatures in the 90s and lows in the 70s. Winters are mild with average high temperatures in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional periods of drought during summer months. The county also experiences some tropical storms and hurricanes each year, so it's important to be prepared for severe weather.

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

Brooks County 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 Brooks County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brooks County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Brooks County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Brooks, Georgia	United States
	52.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	104.0 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	38.0°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.6	4.3
	191 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 Brooks County with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Brooks County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brooks County are April, October and March.

In Brooks County, there are 75.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brooks County with an average of 38.0°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Brooks County, there are 24.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In Brooks County, 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 Brooks County 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.

June is the wettest month in Brooks County with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.8 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 52.7 inches in Brooks County means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Brooks County with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 104.0 rainy days annually in Brooks County, which is rainier than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

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

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