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United States / Alabama / Scottsboro Metro Area / Jackson County / Dutton / Zip Codes
Dutton, AL has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s, while winters are mild and wet with occasional light snowfall. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, especially during the summer months. The area is prone to severe weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes in the spring and fall. Hurricanes can bring high winds and flooding, while tornadoes can cause major damage to property. Despite these weather extremes, Dutton is typically sunny with an average of 205 sunny days each year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dutton is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

7.2 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Dutton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDutton, AlabamaUnited States
  54.6 in.38.1 in.
  3.0 in.27.8 in.
  116.4 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  28.4°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  1365 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Dutton with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Dutton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dutton are May, September and October.
In Dutton, there are 26.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dutton with an average of 28.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Dutton, there are 75.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Dutton, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
Humidity in Dutton can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
July is the wettest month in Dutton with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.6 inches in Dutton means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Dutton with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 116.4 rainy days annually in Dutton, which is one of the rainiest places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.0 inches in Dutton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Dutton with 1.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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