Zip 31561 (Sea Island, GA) Climate

31561 Sea Island, GA enjoys a mild and temperate climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is usually around 85°F, while the average low temperature in the winter months is typically around 40°F. Rainfall totals are relatively low throughout the year, averaging just over 50 inches annually. Humidity levels tend to be quite moderate in most months, making it a pleasant place to live year-round.

Sea Island (zip 31561), Georgia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sea Island (zip 31561) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Sea Island (zip 31561). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sea Island (zip 31561) 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 42
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 31561 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Georgia.

3.5 Summer - 8.1 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 31561 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 31561 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Georgia. In the 31561 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 31561 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 31561 zip code, there are 51.0 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 31561 zip code with an average of 42.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 31561 zip code, there are 10.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 31561 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 31561 zip code can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in August and July. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

August is the wettest month in the 31561 zip code with 6.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in the 31561 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

August is the rainiest month in the 31561 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 101.6 rainy days annually in the 31561 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 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 31561 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in the 31561 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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