Douglas, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Douglas's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.1°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationDouglas
- Station IDUSC00092783
- Location31.49°N 82.82°W
- Elevation233 ft (71 m)
- Population11,828
On October 23, the normal high in Douglas is 77°F and the normal low 53°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Douglas.
- Jan 60° 38°
- Feb 64° 41°
- Mar 72° 47°
- Apr 79° 53°
- May 86° 62°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 91° 71°
- Sep 87° 66°
- Oct 79° 56°
- Nov 70° 46°
- Dec 63° 41°
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 Douglas each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 38°F | 49.3°F | – | <1 | 12 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 41°F | 52.8°F | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 47°F | 59.1°F | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 53°F | 65.8°F | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 62°F | 73.8°F | – | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 69°F | 79.7°F | – | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 72°F | 81.8°F | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 71°F | 81.2°F | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | – | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 56°F | 67.5°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 46°F | 57.5°F | – | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 63°F | 41°F | 51.8°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 55°F | 66.4°F | – | 98 | 33 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 3°C | 9.6°C |
| February | 18°C | 5°C | 11.6°C |
| March | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 18.8°C |
| May | 30°C | 17°C | 23.2°C |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.3°C |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.2°C |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 11.0°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Pridgen (16 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 USC00092783; 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 Douglas?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November.
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 USC00092783.
When is the last frost in Douglas?
In Douglas, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 5 in half of years and after March 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 26 in half of years and before November 6 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 51 year in 10 after March 24; 9 in 10 after February 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 261 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 267 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 302 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 15 in half of springs and before December 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Douglas in zone 9a in ZIP code 31533. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Douglas's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 19°F (22 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00092783; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Douglas?
In a normal year in Douglas, 98 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 33 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 98a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 33a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1902) is 111°F, on June 8, 1902; the lowest is 1°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 68.72 in; the snowiest season is 1989–90, with 3.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00092783; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00092783. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Douglas?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Douglas, 4.7 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% | 3.0 |
| February | 73% | 3.6 |
| March | 77% | 4.8 |
| April | 80% | 5.8 |
| May | 83% | 6.4 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.9 |
| October | 80% | 4.2 |
| November | 80% | 3.4 |
| December | 74% | 2.7 |
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 Douglas need?
A normal year in Douglas brings 1,862 heating degree days, 65% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,411 cooling degree days, 2.7 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 6,352 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 489 | 5 |
| February | 350 | 7 |
| March | 213 | 31 |
| April | 73 | 97 |
| May | 9 | 283 |
| June | 0 | 441 |
| July | 0 | 522 |
| August | 0 | 502 |
| September | 2 | 351 |
| October | 61 | 139 |
| November | 249 | 25 |
| December | 416 | 8 |
| Year (annual) | 1,862 | 2,411 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00092783. 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 Douglas's climate compare?
Douglas is warmer than 84 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 66.4°F is warmer than 91%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Douglas share this climate record?
2 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.
- Pearson, GA1,898 people · 13 mi S
- Willacoochee, GA1,258 people · 17 mi SW
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 Douglas's climate
What is the coldest month in Douglas?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Douglas?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Douglas's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Pridgen (16 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Douglas in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Douglas in zone 9a in ZIP code 31533. By the same method at Douglas's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 19°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Douglas?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 5; in one year in ten it comes after March 24. Waiting until March 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pridgen, GA16 miles from this station, 65.5°F a year
- Alma, GA19 miles from this station, 67.4°F a year
- Homerville, GA29 miles from this station, 66.2°F a year
- Fitzgerald, GA30 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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