Jesup, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Jesup's normal year runs from 35°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.4°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationJesup (8 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00094676
- Location31.51°N 81.86°W
- Elevation100 ft (31 m)
- Population10,235
On October 23, the normal high in Jesup is 78°F and the normal low 50°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Jesup.
- Jan 62° 35°
- Feb 67° 38°
- Mar 72° 42°
- Apr 79° 50°
- May 85° 57°
- Jun 90° 66°
- Jul 93° 69°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 86° 65°
- Oct 80° 53°
- Nov 72° 42°
- Dec 65° 37°
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 Jesup each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 35°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 35°F | 48.3°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 38°F | 52.2°F | – | <1 | 8 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 42°F | 57.4°F | – | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 50°F | 64.5°F | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 57°F | 71.3°F | – | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 66°F | 77.9°F | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 69°F | 80.9°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 68°F | 79.8°F | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 65°F | 75.4°F | – | 8 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 53°F | 66.4°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 72°F | 42°F | 57.1°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 65°F | 37°F | 51.3°F | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 52°F | 65.2°F | – | 83 | 42 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 2°C | 9.1°C |
| February | 19°C | 3°C | 11.2°C |
| March | 22°C | 6°C | 14.1°C |
| April | 26°C | 10°C | 18.1°C |
| May | 30°C | 14°C | 21.8°C |
| June | 32°C | 19°C | 25.5°C |
| July | 34°C | 21°C | 27.2°C |
| August | 33°C | 20°C | 26.6°C |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 24.1°C |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C |
| November | 22°C | 6°C | 13.9°C |
| December | 18°C | 3°C | 10.7°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Surrency (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 USC00094676; 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 Jesup?
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 USC00094676.
When is the last frost in Jesup?
In Jesup, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 24 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 in half of years and before October 28 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 241 year in 10 after April 9; 9 in 10 after March 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 28; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 233 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 259 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 10 in half of springs and before November 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jesup in zone 9a in ZIP code 31599.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00094676; 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 Jesup?
In a normal year in Jesup, 83 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 42 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 83a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 42a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1956) is 107°F, on July 20, 1986; the lowest is 3°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1964, with 70.71 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 4.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00094676; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00094676. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Jesup?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Jesup, 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 | 78% | 4.8 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 83% | 6.5 |
| June | 79% | 6.2 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 79% | 5.6 |
| September | 77% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.1 |
| November | 80% | 3.3 |
| December | 74% | 2.6 |
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 Jesup need?
A normal year in Jesup brings 2,012 heating degree days, 63% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,110 cooling degree days, 2.3 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 5,941 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 521 | 3 |
| February | 364 | 6 |
| March | 253 | 16 |
| April | 90 | 75 |
| May | 16 | 210 |
| June | 1 | 388 |
| July | 0 | 493 |
| August | 0 | 459 |
| September | 2 | 315 |
| October | 72 | 114 |
| November | 261 | 24 |
| December | 432 | 8 |
| Year (annual) | 2,012 | 2,110 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00094676. 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 Jesup's climate compare?
Jesup is warmer than 66 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 65.2°F is warmer than 88%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Jesup share this climate record?
3 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.
- Screven, GA821 people · 9 mi W
- Everett, GA68 people · 15 mi SE
- Gardi, GA22 people · 4 mi NE
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 Jesup's climate
What is the coldest month in Jesup?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 35°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Jesup?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Jesup's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Surrency (24 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Jesup in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Jesup in zone 9a in ZIP code 31599.
How late can frost come in Jesup?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 24; in one year in ten it comes after April 9. Waiting until April 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Nahunta, GA17 miles from this station, 65.5°F a year
- Surrency, GA24 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Fort Stewart, GA29 miles from this station, 67.8°F a year
- Waycross, GA32 miles from this station, 67.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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