Bainbridge, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bainbridge's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.6°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationBainbridge International Paper
- Station IDUSC00090586
- Location30.82°N 84.62°W
- Elevation190 ft (58 m)
- Population14,586
On October 14, the normal high in Bainbridge is 83°F and the normal low 56°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bainbridge.
- Jan 64° 38°
- Feb 67° 41°
- Mar 74° 47°
- Apr 80° 52°
- May 88° 61°
- Jun 92° 69°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 90° 66°
- Oct 82° 56°
- Nov 73° 46°
- Dec 66° 40°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Bainbridge each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F | 38°F | 50.6°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 41°F | 53.9°F | – | <1 | 8 | 11 h |
| March | 74°F | 47°F | 60.3°F | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 52°F | 66.1°F | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 61°F | 74.2°F | – | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 69°F | 80.0°F | – | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 71°F | 81.8°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 81.2°F | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 90°F | 66°F | 77.8°F | – | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 56°F | 68.9°F | – | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 46°F | 59.3°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 66°F | 40°F | 52.8°F | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 80°F | 55°F | 67.2°F | – | 99 | 39 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 3°C | 10.3°C |
| February | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C |
| March | 23°C | 8°C | 15.7°C |
| April | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C |
| May | 31°C | 16°C | 23.4°C |
| June | 33°C | 20°C | 26.7°C |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 27.7°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.3°C |
| September | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C |
| October | 28°C | 13°C | 20.5°C |
| November | 23°C | 8°C | 15.2°C |
| December | 19°C | 5°C | 11.6°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Cairo (24 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090586; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Bainbridge?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October, November and December.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090586.
When is the last frost in Bainbridge?
In Bainbridge, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 17 in half of years and before November 3 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 141 year in 10 after April 3; 9 in 10 after February 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 171 year in 10 before November 3; 9 in 10 before December 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 250 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 279 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before December 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bainbridge in zone 9a in ZIP code 39817, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00090586; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Bainbridge?
In a normal year in Bainbridge, 99 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 39 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 99a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 39a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00090586.
How sunny is Bainbridge?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bainbridge, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 78% | 4.9 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 83% | 6.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 79% | 5.0 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 82% | 3.5 |
| December | 75% | 2.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Bainbridge need?
A normal year in Bainbridge brings 1,695 heating degree days, 68% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,542 cooling degree days, 2.8 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,608 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 451 | 6 |
| February | 322 | 11 |
| March | 189 | 44 |
| April | 73 | 106 |
| May | 8 | 292 |
| June | 0 | 450 |
| July | 0 | 521 |
| August | 0 | 502 |
| September | 1 | 386 |
| October | 45 | 168 |
| November | 217 | 46 |
| December | 388 | 10 |
| Year (annual) | 1,695 | 2,542 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090586. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Bainbridge's climate compare?
Bainbridge is warmer than 93 of the other 100 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.2°F is warmer than 92%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Bainbridge share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Chattahoochee, FL3,028 people · 15 mi SW
- Sneads, FL1,780 people · 20 mi SW
- Havana, FL1,756 people · 18 mi SE
- Climax, GA269 people · 12 mi E
- Faceville, GA248 people · 5 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Bainbridge's climate
What is the coldest month in Bainbridge?
January, with a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Bainbridge?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Bainbridge's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Cairo (24 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Bainbridge in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bainbridge in zone 9a in ZIP code 39817, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Bainbridge?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 3. Waiting until April 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Quincy, FL19 miles from this station, 67.4°F a year
- Donalsonville, GA22 miles from this station, 67.0°F a year
- Cairo, GA24 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Marianna, FL34 miles from this station, 68.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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