Twiggs County, GA Climate

Twiggs County, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is between 81-86°F, while the winter months tend to stay between 40-50°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an annual average of over 50 inches of rain annually. Thunderstorms are frequent on warm summer days and humidity levels can reach 100%, making it extremely uncomfortable for residents during this time of year.

Twiggs County, Georgia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Twiggs County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Twiggs 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Twiggs County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.8 Summer - 7.5 Winter

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

Climate	Twiggs, Georgia	United States
	46.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	94.9 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	92.3°	85.8°
	34.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.2	4.3
	389 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 Twiggs County with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Twiggs County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Twiggs County are October, April and May.

In Twiggs County, there are 68.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Twiggs County with an average of 34.5°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Twiggs County, there are 39.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In Twiggs 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 Twiggs County can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

July is the wettest month in Twiggs County with 4.7 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 46.1 inches in Twiggs County means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Twiggs County with 10.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 94.9 rainy days annually in Twiggs County, which is less rainy than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Twiggs County means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia. March is the snowiest month in Twiggs County with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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