Valdosta climate — normals and trends
Valdosta (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,040 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Valdosta averages 18 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Valdosta 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 40.2 °C (on 21 July 1942) and the coldest -14.6 °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
ValdostaGeorgia
- coords
- 30.83°, -83.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,040mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 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
40.2 °C
21 July 1942
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
134 mm
6 September 2004
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
27 September 2024
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
27 September 2024
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-21.4 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
7.4 cm
22 January 2025
Sunniest day
13.4 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 85 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 21.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 23.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 143 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 36 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 102 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 192 mm | +63 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 87 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 91 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valdosta?
Valdosta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,040 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valdosta?
The hottest day measured in Valdosta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1942, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valdosta?
The coldest day measured in Valdosta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Valdosta?
Almost never: Valdosta sees virtually no snow, with about 18 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Valdosta warmed?
Yes: Valdosta warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valdosta?
The wettest day measured in Valdosta between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2004, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valdosta?
The windiest day measured in Valdosta between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2024, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valdosta?
The warmest month in Valdosta is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Valdosta?
Valdosta receives on average 1,040 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valdosta?
Valdosta 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 Valdosta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valdosta between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2025, with 7.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valdosta?
Yes: Valdosta has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valdosta?
In Valdosta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 13 August 2023, and the lowest was -21.4 °C on 21 January 1985.
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