Zip 31803 (Buena Vista, GA) Climate

The climate in 31803 Buena Vista, GA is typically hot and humid during the summers with temperatures reaching into the mid 80s on average. Winters can be mild to cold with temperatures often dipping down into the low 40s. Precipitation is well distributed throughout the year, but there tends to be a bit more rain during the summer months creating an overall wetter climate.

Buena Vista (zip 31803), Georgia gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buena Vista (zip 31803) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Buena Vista (zip 31803). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buena Vista (zip 31803) 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 31803 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

6 Summer - 7.3 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 31803 zip code, 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 the 31803 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In the 31803 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 31803 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 31803 zip code, there are 49.8 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 the 31803 zip code with an average of 33.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

In the 31803 zip code, there are 49.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

In the 31803 zip code, 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 the 31803 zip code 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 31803 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in the 31803 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 31803 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in the 31803 zip code, 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 0.1 inches in the 31803 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 31803 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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