Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Vale Georgia

In Vale, the summers are comfortable and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 16°F to 78°F and is rarely below 6°F or above 87°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Vale for warm-weather activities is from late June to early September.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 9 to September 19, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year in Vale is August, with an average high of 77°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 30 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature below 42°F. The coldest month of the year in Vale is January, with an average low of 17°F and high of 33°F.

In Vale, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Vale begins around June 10 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 24.

The clearest month of the year in Vale is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 24 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around June 10.

The cloudiest month of the year in Vale is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 57% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Vale varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 9.2 months, from September 19 to June 25, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Vale is January, with an average of 10.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 2.8 months, from June 25 to September 19. The month with the fewest wet days in Vale is July, with an average of 7.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Vale changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.7 months, from March 14 to December 4. The month with the most days of rain alone in Vale is June, with an average of 9.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.3 months, from December 4 to March 14. The month with the most days of snow alone in Vale is January, with an average of 7.2 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Vale experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Vale. The month with the most rain in Vale is October, with an average rainfall of 3.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Vale is January, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Vale experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 19 to April 20, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Vale is January, with an average snowfall of 20.4 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 20 to October 19. The least snow falls around August 1, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Vale varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 12 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:33 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 2 minutes later at 8:35 AM on January 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:38 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 9 minutes later at 8:46 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Vale during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Vale, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Vale experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 19 to April 13, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Vale is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.2 months, from April 13 to November 19. The calmest month of the year in Vale is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Vale varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 2.4 months, from April 2 to June 15 and for 1.2 months, from September 5 to October 12, with a peak percentage of 41% on April 4. The wind is most often from the north for 2.7 months, from June 15 to September 5, with a peak percentage of 43% on July 24. The wind is most often from the south for 5.7 months, from October 12 to April 2, with a peak percentage of 60% on January 1.

Vale is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from June 19 to September 30, with an average temperature above 72°F. The month of the year in Vale with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from December 20 to April 21, with an average temperature below 54°F. The month of the year in Vale with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 48°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Vale throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Vale for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Vale for hot-weather activities is from mid July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Vale typically lasts for 6.2 months (191 days), from around April 17 to around October 25, rarely starting before March 26 or after May 9, and rarely ending before October 3 or after November 14.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Vale should appear around May 6, only rarely appearing before April 22 or after May 21.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 12 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Vale is July, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 30 to February 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Vale is December, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Vale are 41.616 deg latitude, 42.872 deg longitude, and 3,845 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Vale contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,624 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,835 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,604 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,043 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Vale is covered by shrubs (28%), trees (26%), cropland (25%), and grassland (21%), within 10 miles by trees (44%) and cropland (21%), and within 50 miles by trees (47%) and grassland (23%).