Zip 31408 (Garden City, GA) Climate

Garden City, GA (31408) has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The city experiences plenty of precipitation throughout the year, with heavy rain in the late spring and summer months. Temperatures range from 40°F to 90°F over the course of a year and there is rarely any snowfall. Humidity levels remain quite high throughout most of the year, making it an uncomfortable place to be outside during certain times of the day. However, Garden City enjoys long periods of sunshine all year round, allowing for plenty of outdoor activities.

Garden City (zip 31408), Georgia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garden City (zip 31408) 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 Garden City (zip 31408). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garden City (zip 31408) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 31408 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.2 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 31408 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Garden City, Georgia	United States
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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 31408 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Georgia. In the 31408 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 31408 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 31408 zip code, there are 51.1 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 31408 zip code with an average of 38.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 31408 zip code, there are 20.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 31408 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 31408 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

August is the wettest month in the 31408 zip code with 6.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.1 inches in the 31408 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

August is the rainiest month in the 31408 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 101.6 rainy days annually in the 31408 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the 31408 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in the 31408 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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