Zip 83239 (Georgetown, ID) Climate

Georgetown, ID (83239) has a mild climate with cool winters and warm summers. The average high temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months and 45 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. Precipitation is relatively low at 10 inches per year, with most of it falling in the form of snow during the winter months. Winters tend to be dry and sunny with more precipitation occurring during the spring and fall. Warm weather typically begins in late April and lasts until October.

Georgetown (zip 83239), Idaho gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Georgetown (zip 83239) averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Georgetown (zip 83239). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Georgetown (zip 83239) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 83239 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Idaho.

8.7 Summer - 3.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 83239 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Georgetown, Idaho	United States
	17.1 in.	38.1 in.
	71.6 in.	27.8 in.
	109.3 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	84.7°	85.8°
	5.6°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	4.7	4.3
	6145 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 83239 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Idaho. In the 83239 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 83239 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 83239 zip code, there are 11.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Idaho.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 83239 zip code with an average of 5.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Idaho.

In the 83239 zip code, there are 219.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Idaho.

In the 83239 zip code, there are 32.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Idaho.

Humidity is very low in the 83239 zip code, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

May is the wettest month in the 83239 zip code with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.1 inches in the 83239 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Idaho.

December is the rainiest month in the 83239 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 109.3 rainy days annually in the 83239 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Idaho. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 71.6 inches in the 83239 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Idaho. January is the snowiest month in the 83239 zip code with 18.3 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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