Union County, GA Climate

Union County, GA has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are typically hot and humid, with average high temperatures in the mid 80s. Winters are mild and wet, usually ranging from the low 40s to the mid 50s. Spring and fall both have pleasant weather, with average temperatures ranging from the upper 50s to the mid 70s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with rain occurring on an almost daily basis during summer months.

Union County, Georgia gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Union County averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Union County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Union County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Union County is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

8.3 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Union County, while January and December 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 Union County with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Union County, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Union County are September, May and June.

In Union County, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Union County with an average of 25.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Union County, there are 101.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Union County, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Union County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Union County.

January is the wettest month in Union County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.0 inches in Union County means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Union County with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 126.9 rainy days annually in Union County, which is one of the rainiest places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.0 inches in Union County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Union County with 1.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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