Quitman, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Quitman's normal year runs from 37°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.2°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationQuitman (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00097276
- Location30.78°N 83.57°W
- Elevation185 ft (56 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population4,061
On October 23, the normal high in Quitman is 79°F and the normal low 52°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Quitman.
- Jan 63° 37°
- Feb 67° 41°
- Mar 74° 47°
- Apr 80° 52°
- May 87° 60°
- Jun 91° 68°
- Jul 92° 70°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 88° 65°
- Oct 81° 55°
- Nov 72° 45°
- Dec 65° 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 Quitman each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 37°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 37°F | 49.8°F | – | <1 | 12 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 41°F | 53.8°F | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 74°F | 47°F | 60.3°F | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 52°F | 66.0°F | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 87°F | 60°F | 73.3°F | – | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 91°F | 68°F | 79.5°F | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 70°F | 80.7°F | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.5°F | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 65°F | 76.7°F | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 55°F | 67.9°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 72°F | 45°F | 58.6°F | – | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 65°F | 40°F | 52.1°F | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 54°F | 66.6°F | – | 76 | 31 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 3°C | 9.9°C |
| February | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C |
| March | 23°C | 8°C | 15.7°C |
| April | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C |
| May | 30°C | 15°C | 22.9°C |
| June | 33°C | 20°C | 26.4°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 19.9°C |
| November | 22°C | 7°C | 14.8°C |
| December | 18°C | 4°C | 11.2°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Monticello (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 USC00097276; 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 Quitman?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, 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 USC00097276.
When is the last frost in Quitman?
In Quitman, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 11 in half of years and after March 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 18 in half of years and before November 1 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 111 year in 10 after March 31; 9 in 10 after February 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 181 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 253 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 288 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 23 in half of springs and before December 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Quitman in zone 9a in ZIP code 31643, 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 USC00097276; 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 Quitman?
In a normal year in Quitman, 76 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 31 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 76a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1891) is 108°F, on June 23, 1915; the lowest is 2°F, on February 13, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1924, with 74.09 in; the snowiest season is 1989–90, with 4.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00097276; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00097276. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Quitman?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Quitman, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 3.2 |
| February | 74% | 3.8 |
| March | 79% | 5.0 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 84% | 6.6 |
| June | 78% | 6.0 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.5 |
| September | 80% | 5.0 |
| October | 82% | 4.3 |
| 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 Quitman need?
A normal year in Quitman brings 1,747 heating degree days, 67% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,354 cooling degree days, 2.6 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 6,378 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 476 | 4 |
| February | 320 | 7 |
| March | 184 | 38 |
| April | 70 | 100 |
| May | 9 | 266 |
| June | 0 | 435 |
| July | 0 | 487 |
| August | 0 | 480 |
| September | 2 | 351 |
| October | 54 | 144 |
| November | 226 | 34 |
| December | 407 | 9 |
| Year (annual) | 1,747 | 2,354 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00097276. 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 Quitman's climate compare?
Quitman is warmer than 88 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 66.6°F is warmer than 91%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Quitman 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.
- Morven, GA506 people · 12 mi N
- Barwick, GA361 people · 13 mi NW
- Dixie, GA138 people · 6 mi W
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 Quitman's climate
What is the coldest month in Quitman?
January, with a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 37°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Quitman?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Quitman's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Monticello (24 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Quitman in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Quitman in zone 9a in ZIP code 31643, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Quitman?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 11; in one year in ten it comes after March 31. Waiting until March 31 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Valdosta, GA17 miles from this station, 67.0°F a year
- Monticello, FL24 miles from this station, 67.2°F a year
- Madison, FL24 miles from this station, 67.7°F a year
- Moultrie, GA29 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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