Jeff Davis County, GA Climate

Jeff Davis County is located in the south-central part of Georgia and has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are mild and generally dry. Rainfall averages around 48 inches annually, mostly concentrated during the months of May through September. Winters tend to have light snowfall, but usually no more than two or three inches per year. There is plenty of sunshine throughout the year with an average of 219 sunny days per year.

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

Jeff Davis County averages 0 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 Jeff Davis County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jeff Davis County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 37
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.1 Summer - 7.8 Winter

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

Climate	Jeff Davis, Georgia	United States
	47.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	101.9 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	92.4°	85.8°
	36.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.3	4.3
	218 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 Jeff Davis County with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Jeff Davis County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jeff Davis County are April, October and March.

In Jeff Davis County, there are 76.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jeff Davis County with an average of 36.8°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Jeff Davis County, there are 28.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis 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.

August is the wettest month in Jeff Davis County with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.9 inches in Jeff Davis County means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Jeff Davis County with 11.8 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 101.9 rainy days annually in Jeff Davis County, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

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

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