Zip 39837 (Colquitt, GA) Climate

39837 Colquitt, GA has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid, while the winters are mild and short. The average temperature in the summer is around 86°F (30°C) and in the winter it is around 55°F (13°C). Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 49 inches (124 cm) annually. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common but rarely severe. Snowfall is very rare in 39837 Colquitt, GA, but light ice storms occur every couple of years.

Colquitt (zip 39837), Georgia gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colquitt (zip 39837) 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 Colquitt (zip 39837). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colquitt (zip 39837) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39837 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Georgia.

3.8 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 39837 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Colquitt, Georgia	United States
	53.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	96.1 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	38.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	148 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 39837 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In the 39837 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 39837 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 39837 zip code, there are 80.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 39837 zip code with an average of 38.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 39837 zip code, there are 24.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 39837 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 39837 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 39837 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.9 inches in the 39837 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 39837 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 96.1 rainy days annually in the 39837 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 39837 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Georgia. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 39837 zip code.

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