Zip 31535 (Douglas, GA) Climate

31535 Douglas, GA is located in Coffee County in the Southeastern part of the state. The climate here is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s during the day, while winters are relatively mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. The area receives an average yearly rainfall of around 48 inches with most precipitation occurring from March to December. Additionally, Douglas experiences an average of 205 sunny days per year.

Douglas (zip 31535), Georgia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Douglas (zip 31535) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Douglas (zip 31535). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Douglas (zip 31535) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 31535 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 31535 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 31535 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In the 31535 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 31535 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 31535 zip code, there are 74.9 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 31535 zip code with an average of 37.6°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In the 31535 zip code, there are 26.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In the 31535 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 31535 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.

August is the wettest month in the 31535 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in the 31535 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 31535 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 103.6 rainy days annually in the 31535 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 31535 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in the 31535 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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