Sapelo Island Weather Records

Sapelo Island, Georgia weather averages and records from 1957–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Sapelo Island, Georgia was 105 °F which occurred on July 20, 1986.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Sapelo Island, Georgia was 3 °F which occurred on January 21, 1985.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Sapelo Island Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 62.0 42.5 83 3 3.6 0.0
February 64.4 45.3 86 10 3.0 0.0
March 70.0 50.6 89 20 3.3 0.0
April 76.5 58.0 95 32 3.5 0.0
May 83.4 66.1 99 41 2.9 0.0
June 88.4 72.0 101 51 6.0 0.0
July 91.3 74.6 105 59 4.3 0.0
August 89.9 74.2 102 58 6.3 0.0
September 86.0 71.0 98 48 6.2 0.0
October 79.0 61.7 94 34 4.5 0.0
November 70.7 52.1 89 26 2.3 0.0
December 64.1 46.1 84 9 3.1 0.0
Entire year 77.3 59.5 105 3 47.9 0.0
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1957–2024
Highest daily low 86 °F August 25, 1959
Lowest daily high 21 °F December 24, 1989
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
52 °F March 8, 1996
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
38 °F Mar 6–7, 2015
Most daily precipitation 8.1 inches June 23, 1984
Most monthly precipitation 15.6 inches August 1976
Most yearly precipitation 65.2 inches 1991
Most yearly days with precipitation 134 1973
Earliest snow in season December 23 1989
Latest snow in season March 1 1986
Most daily snow 2.9 inches December 23, 1989
Most monthly snow 4.7 inches December 1989
Most yearly snow 4.7 inches 1989
Most snow in a winter 4.7 inches 1989–1990
Greatest snow accumulation 1.0 inches February 10, 1973
Earliest freeze November 4 1966
Earliest day ≥ 90 °F April 3 2012
Earliest day ≥ 100 °F June 3 1998
Latest freeze March 16 2017
Latest day ≥ 90 °F October 29 2010
Latest day ≥ 100 °F August 27 2011
Most days in a year < 32 °F 32 1968
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 203 2017
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 102 2018
Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 5 1998
Sapelo Island Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 14 days May 31 – Jun 13, 1962
Without precipitation 47 days Apr 18 – Jun 3, 1987
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 165 days May 10 – Oct 21, 2018
High temperature ≥ 90 °F 57 days Jul 3 – Aug 28, 2016
High temperature ≥ 100 °F 3 days Jul 28–30, 2016
Plant Hardiness Zone
9A
Sapelo Island is in plant hardiness zone 9A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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1957–2024 Sapelo Island location