Summerville Metro Area, GA Climate


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The Summerville, GA Metro Area enjoys a mild climate year-round, with hot summers and generally mild winters. Summers are often humid and can reach temperatures as high as the upper 90s but rarely exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters, in contrast, are usually much cooler with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Fall and spring offer an ideal balance of warm days and cool nights for outdoor activities. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an average of approximately four inches per month from April through September.

Summerville Metro Area, Georgia gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summerville Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Summerville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summerville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the Summerville metro area, while July and January 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 the Summerville metro area with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In the Summerville metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Summerville metro area are May, October and September.
In the Summerville metro area, there are 39.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Summerville metro area with an average of 28.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In the Summerville metro area, there are 74.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In the Summerville metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
Humidity in the Summerville metro area 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.
March is the wettest month in the Summerville metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.7 inches in the Summerville metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in the Summerville metro area with 10.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in the Summerville metro area, which is rainier than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.7 inches in the Summerville metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the Summerville metro area with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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