30-year climate normals

Ben Hill County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 38.6°F.

Ben Hill County gets 47.64" of precipitation a year, and 31% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	60.1°	38.6°	4.08"
February	64.1°	41.4°	3.77"
March	70.6°	47.3°	4.61"
April	78.0°	53.3°	3.76"
May	84.8°	62.3°	2.62"
June	89.4°	69.8°	4.64"
July	92.4°	72.5°	4.38"
August	90.8°	71.3°	5.63"
September	86.8°	65.9°	3.42"
October	79.5°	55.6°	2.98"
November	69.3°	45.5°	2.83"
December	62.5°	40.5°	4.92"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 4.08"

February 3.77"

March 4.61"

April 3.76"

May 2.62"

June 4.64"

July 4.38"

August 5.63"

September 3.42"

October 2.98"

November 2.83"

December 4.92"

Annual total 47.64"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,387

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 1,869

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.84¢/kWh, Georgia average $378

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $104

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Ben Hill County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Ben Hill County?

Ben Hill County averages a high of 92.4°F in July and a low of 38.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 47.64 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Ben Hill County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Ben Hill County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.4°F. That drives 2,387 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Ben Hill County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Ben Hill County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station FITZGERALD, GA US (USC00093386), 6.5 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Georgia residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.