Box Springs, GA climate
Box Springs has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Box Springs feels like
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Box Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 35° | 4.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| February | 62° | 38° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42° – 59° |
| March | 70° | 44° | 4.7" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 65° |
| April | 77° | 50° | 4.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59° – 67° |
| May | 84° | 59° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| June | 89° | 67° | 4.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 73° – 82° |
| July | 91° | 70° | 4.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 77° – 84° |
| August | 90° | 69° | 4.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 77° – 83° |
| September | 86° | 64° | 3.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| October | 77° | 53° | 2.7" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61° – 69° |
| November | 67° | 42° | 3.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| December | 60° | 37° | 5.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39° – 57° |
| Year | 76° | 52° | 49.5" | 0.1" | 87 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Box Springs
Box Springs gets 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 87 days a year.
About 238 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 21 and the first one by November 11. That leaves about 238 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Box Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Box Springs, 55% of that work is heating and 45% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Box Springs and its neighbors
Box Springs borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.9°. Columbus has the coldest January nights (36°) and Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government the hottest July afternoons (92°). Box Springs’s January low is 35° and its July high 91°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Box Springs compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Box Springs averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Box Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 39° to 57°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Box Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Box Springs?
January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Box Springs?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 70°. About 80 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Box Springs get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.1 inches.
When is the first frost in Box Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 11, and the last spring frost by March 21.
What is the rainiest month in Box Springs?
December, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Box Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Talbotton, GA (13 mi, snow) and Columbus #2, GA (16 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.