Butts County, GA Climate

Butts, GA County has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures range from the upper 40s in January to the low 90s in July. The area receives plenty of rainfall throughout the year, with average annual precipitation of over 50 inches. The region is characterized by fairly frequent thunderstorms during summer months, and occasional ice storms during winter months. Due to its location further south than most of Georgia, Butts County experiences longer growing seasons and fewer days with frost than other parts of the state.

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

Butts County averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Butts County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Butts County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 30
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 7.1 Winter

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

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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 Butts County with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Georgia. In Butts County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Butts County are April, October and May.

In Butts County, there are 56.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Butts County with an average of 30.3°. This is colder than most places in Georgia.

In Butts County, there are 65.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.

In Butts 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 Butts County can be uncomfortable 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.

March is the wettest month in Butts County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.9 inches in Butts County means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Butts County with 9.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 95.7 rainy days annually in Butts County, which is less rainy than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in Butts County means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Butts County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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