Tift County, GA Climate

Tift, GA County has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the high 90s to low 100s, while winters are mild with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-40s to upper 50s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 47 inches annually. There are also occasional springtime thunderstorms that bring heavy rain and wind gusts. The area is also prone to hurricanes, tropical storms, and tropical depressions during hurricane season.

Tift County, Georgia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Tift County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tift County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 37
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Tift 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 Tift County with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Georgia. In Tift County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tift County are April, October and May.

In Tift County, there are 67.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tift County with an average of 37.3°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Tift County, there are 26.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Tift 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 Tift 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 Tift County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in Tift County means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Tift County with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 95.4 rainy days annually in Tift 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.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Tift County, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Georgia. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Tift County.

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