Colquitt County, GA Climate

Colquitt, GA County has a humid subtropical climate, which means that it typically experiences hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of rain throughout the year. The average temperature in the summer months is around 89°F (32°C) and in winter it dips to about 52°F (11°C). Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an annual average of roughly 47.7 inches (121 cm). A notable feature of this climate is its frequent thunderstorms, usually occurring during spring and summer months.

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

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

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Colquitt County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colquitt County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 Colquitt County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.2 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Colquitt 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 Colquitt County with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Colquitt County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colquitt County are April, October and March.

In Colquitt County, there are 69.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Colquitt County with an average of 38.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In Colquitt County, there are 25.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Colquitt 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 Colquitt County 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 Colquitt County with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.7 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 50.6 inches in Colquitt County means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Colquitt County with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 98.3 rainy days annually in Colquitt County, 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 Colquitt County means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in Colquitt County with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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