Americus climate — normals and trends
Americus (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,046 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Americus averages 23 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Americus has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 30 June 2012) and the coldest -16.5 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AmericusGeorgia
- coords
- 32.07°, -84.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,046mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.1 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.7 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest day
-16.5 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
116 mm
5 March 1959
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
13 March 1993
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
11 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
1 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
10 February 1973
Sunniest day
13.7 h
28 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 73 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 20.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 48 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 140 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 36 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | +108 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 109 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 69 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 192 mm | +95 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -58 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 11 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 99 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Americus?
Americus has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,046 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Americus?
The hottest day measured in Americus between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2012, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Americus?
The coldest day measured in Americus between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Americus?
Yes. Americus gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Americus warmed?
Yes: Americus warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Americus?
The wettest day measured in Americus between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1959, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Americus?
The windiest day measured in Americus between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Americus?
The warmest month in Americus is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Americus?
Americus receives on average 1,046 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Americus?
Americus gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Americus?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Americus between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1973, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Americus?
Yes: Americus has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Americus?
In Americus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 1 July 2012, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 21 January 1985.
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