Jefferson County, GA Climate

Jefferson, GA County has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average summer temperature is 81°F while the average winter temperature is 53°F. The area receives an average of 49 inches of rain annually and gets more than 200 sunny days per year. There are also occasional thunderstorms and snowfall during the winter months. Humidity levels are typically high throughout the year due to the warm temperatures, which can make for some uncomfortable weather conditions at times.

Jefferson County, Georgia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

Jefferson 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.2 Summer - 7.3 Winter

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

Climate	Jefferson, Georgia	United States
	45.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	95.7 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	33.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5.1	4.3
	334 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 Jefferson County with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Jefferson County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jefferson County are October, April and May.

In Jefferson County, there are 63.0 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 Jefferson County with an average of 33.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

In Jefferson County, there are 49.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

In Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.

August is the wettest month in Jefferson County with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Jefferson County means that it is one of the driest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Jefferson County with 9.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 95.7 rainy days annually in Jefferson 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 0.3 inches in Jefferson County means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in Jefferson County with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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