Waycross (GA) Temperature by Month
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 27°C (81°F), ranging from 17°C (63°F) in January to 34°C (93°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Waycross Monthly Temperatures
With significant temperature fluctuations, Waycross enjoys distinct seasons year-round. Nighttime lows range from 22°C (72°F) in July to 4°C (39°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Waycross by month:
Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Waycross vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Waycross vs World: Temperature Compared
Waycross's average annual maximum temperature is 27°C (81°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Waycross's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Waycross climate page.