U Of Ga Plant Science, Georgia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
U Of Ga Plant Science's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 51.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.3°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,300 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationU Of Ga Plant Science
- Station IDUSC00098950
- Location33.87°N 83.54°W
- Elevation840 ft (256 m)
On October 23, the normal high in U Of Ga Plant Science is 72°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for U Of Ga Plant Science.
- Jan 53° 32°
- Feb 57° 35°
- Mar 65° 41°
- Apr 73° 48°
- May 81° 57°
- Jun 88° 65°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 84° 62°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 64° 40°
- Dec 56° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at U Of Ga Plant Science each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.17 in), the least in October (3.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 32°F | 42.6°F | 4.47 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 57°F | 35°F | 45.7°F | 4.69 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 41°F | 52.7°F | 4.88 | 10 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 48°F | 60.5°F | 3.35 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 57°F | 69.1°F | 3.33 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 65°F | 76.5°F | 5.17 | 11 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | 4.28 | 11 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 68°F | 78.2°F | 4.74 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 62°F | 72.7°F | 4.21 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 3.26 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 40°F | 52.0°F | 4.14 | 9 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 34°F | 45.1°F | 4.65 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 50°F | 61.4°F | 51.17 | 117 | 53 | 60 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 114 mm |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.6°C | 119 mm |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.5°C | 124 mm |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 85 mm |
| May | 27°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 85 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 131 mm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.4°C | 109 mm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 120 mm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 107 mm |
| October | 23°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 83 mm |
| November | 18°C | 4°C | 11.1°C | 105 mm |
| December | 13°C | 1°C | 7.3°C | 118 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00098950; 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.
Which months are mildest at U Of Ga Plant Science?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00098950.
When is the last frost at U Of Ga Plant Science?
In U Of Ga Plant Science, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 27 in half of years and after April 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 8 in half of years and before October 26 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 271 year in 10 after April 12; 9 in 10 after March 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 81 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 228 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 256 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 12 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts U Of Ga Plant Science in zone 8a in ZIP code 30622, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00098950; 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 at U Of Ga Plant Science?
In a normal year in U Of Ga Plant Science, 53 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 60 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 117 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 53a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 60a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 117a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1971) is 107°F, on June 30, 2012; the lowest is −1°F, on January 11, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1975, with 68.90 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 8.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00098950; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00098950. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at U Of Ga Plant Science?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at U Of Ga Plant Science, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.8 |
| February | 71% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.5 |
| April | 79% | 5.6 |
| May | 80% | 6.2 |
| June | 81% | 6.3 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 80% | 4.0 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 72% | 2.4 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does U Of Ga Plant Science record?
A normal year at U Of Ga Plant Science brings 2,999 heating degree days, 44% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,718 cooling degree days, 89% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,994 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 696 | 0 |
| February | 541 | 0 |
| March | 388 | 8 |
| April | 174 | 39 |
| May | 36 | 164 |
| June | 2 | 346 |
| July | 0 | 453 |
| August | 0 | 409 |
| September | 10 | 239 |
| October | 138 | 52 |
| November | 397 | 6 |
| December | 619 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,999 | 1,718 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00098950. 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 U Of Ga Plant Science's climate compare?
U Of Ga Plant Science is warmer than 26 of the 101 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia, and wetter than 49. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.4°F is warmer than 78%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, U Of Ga Plant Science is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near U Of Ga Plant Science share this climate record?
4 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.
- Statham, GA3,247 people · 7 mi NW
- Bogart, GA1,343 people · 5 mi N
- North High Shoals, GA561 people · 4 mi SE
- Good Hope, GA395 people · 7 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 U Of Ga Plant Science's climate
What is the coldest month at U Of Ga Plant Science?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow at U Of Ga Plant Science?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at U Of Ga Plant Science?
June, with 5.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is U Of Ga Plant Science in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts U Of Ga Plant Science in zone 8a in ZIP code 30622, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at U Of Ga Plant Science?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 27; in one year in ten it comes after April 12. Waiting until April 12 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Watkinsville, GA11 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Winder, GA12 miles from this station, 61.3°F a year
- Athens, GA13 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Winterville, GA16 miles from this station, 60.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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