Tifton climate — normals and trends
Tifton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,013 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tifton averages 20 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Tifton has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 15 August 1995) and the coldest -16.1 °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
TiftonGeorgia
- coords
- 31.45°, -83.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,013mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
116 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
119 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
41.3 °C
15 August 1995
Coldest day
-16.1 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
140 mm
5 June 1995
Windiest day
60.5 km/h
11 September 2017
Strongest gust
149.8 km/h
11 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
29 June 1978
Coldest feels-like
-23.4 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
10 February 1973
Sunniest day
13.6 h
27 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.2 °C | -2.4 °C | 63 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 21.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 46 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 100 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 135 mm | +71 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 108 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 205 mm | +99 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 26 mm | -61 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 66 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tifton?
Tifton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,013 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tifton?
The hottest day measured in Tifton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1995, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tifton?
The coldest day measured in Tifton between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tifton?
Almost never: Tifton sees virtually no snow, with about 20 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tifton warmed?
Yes: Tifton warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tifton?
The wettest day measured in Tifton between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1995, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tifton?
The windiest day measured in Tifton between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2017, with winds reaching 60.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tifton?
The warmest month in Tifton is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tifton?
Tifton receives on average 1,013 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tifton?
Tifton gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tifton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tifton between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1973, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tifton?
Yes: Tifton has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tifton?
In Tifton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 29 June 1978, and the lowest was -23.4 °C on 21 January 1985.
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