Zip 31503 (Waycross, GA) Climate

31503 Waycross, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from 46? in January to 81? in July. The area receives an average of 51 inches of precipitation per year, with the wettest month being August with an average of 6.2 inches. Temperatures are often moderated by the ocean breezes given it’s proximity to the Atlantic ocean but still experience occasional heat waves during the summer months.

Waycross (zip 31503), Georgia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Waycross (zip 31503) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Waycross (zip 31503). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Waycross (zip 31503) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
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 31503 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Georgia.

3.9 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 31503 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 31503 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Georgia. In the 31503 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 31503 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 31503 zip code, there are 79.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 31503 zip code with an average of 37.3°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In the 31503 zip code, there are 30.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In the 31503 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 31503 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 31503 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in the 31503 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 31503 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 105.2 rainy days annually in the 31503 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% 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 31503 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. December is the snowiest month in the 31503 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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