Zip 30143 (Jasper, GA) Climate

30143 Jasper, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity and occasional thunderstorms. Winters are usually cooler, with an average temperature of around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally spread throughout the year, although there are some wetter periods in late spring and early summer as well as during the fall months. The area typically experiences a few snow days per year but does not accumulate much snowfall on average.

Jasper (zip 30143), Georgia gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jasper (zip 30143) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Jasper (zip 30143). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jasper (zip 30143) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 30143 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

7.9 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 30143 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jasper, Georgia	United States
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	85.7°	85.8°
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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 30143 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In the 30143 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 30143 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 30143 zip code, there are 13.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 30143 zip code with an average of 28.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30143 zip code, there are 73.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30143 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

Humidity in the 30143 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.

January is the wettest month in the 30143 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.4 inches in the 30143 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 30143 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 107.8 rainy days annually in the 30143 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.6 inches in the 30143 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30143 zip code with 1.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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