Zip 31602 (Valdosta, GA) Climate

The climate in 31602 Valdosta, GA is generally hot and humid throughout the year. Summers are very warm with temperatures often reaching into the 90s and humidity levels remaining high. Winters are mild but can bring brief cold snaps with temperatures occasionally dropping to freezing levels or below. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with a wet season from April to October, although average annual rainfall amounts tend to be lower than the US average.

Valdosta (zip 31602), Georgia gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Valdosta (zip 31602) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Valdosta (zip 31602). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Valdosta (zip 31602) 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 31602 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

4.1 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 31602 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Valdosta, Georgia	United States
	51.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	102.3 days	106.2 days
	230 days	205 days
	91.7°	85.8°
	38.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.5	4.3
	198 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 31602 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In the 31602 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 31602 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 31602 zip code, there are 76.8 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 31602 zip code with an average of 38.1°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In the 31602 zip code, there are 22.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Georgia.

In the 31602 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 31602 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.

June is the wettest month in the 31602 zip code with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.7 inches in the 31602 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 31602 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 102.3 rainy days annually in the 31602 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% 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 31602 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in the 31602 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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