Zip 39828 (Cairo, GA) Climate

Cairo, Georgia has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average highs in the summer can reach the mid-90s, while lows in the winter dip into the upper 40s. The area receives an average of 48 inches of rain per year and experiences humidity levels ranging from 60-90%. Thunderstorms are common from late spring through early fall. Cairo experiences very little snowfall each year, usually only a few inches.

Cairo (zip 39828), Georgia gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cairo (zip 39828) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Cairo (zip 39828). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cairo (zip 39828) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 38
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39828 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.1 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 39828 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cairo, Georgia	United States
	51.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	88.0 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	91.6°	85.8°
	38.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	6	4.3
	200 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 the 39828 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In the 39828 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 39828 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 39828 zip code, there are 69.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 39828 zip code with an average of 38.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 39828 zip code, there are 24.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 39828 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 39828 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in the 39828 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.4 inches in the 39828 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 39828 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 88.0 rainy days annually in the 39828 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% 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 39828 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in the 39828 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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