Enterprise Metro Area, AL Climate

The Enterprise, AL Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Winters are characterized by cool temperatures and occasional light frost, while summers can get quite hot with temperatures reaching up to the low 90s Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly abundant throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms and tropical systems bringing heavy rain during the summer months. The area is also known for its high levels of humidity, due to its proximity to the Gulf Coast. Overall, this climate provides an ideal setting for outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, and camping.

Enterprise Metro Area, Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Enterprise Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Enterprise Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Enterprise Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Enterprise metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

4.5 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the Enterprise metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Enterprise, Alabama	United States
	57.0 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	100.8 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	91.4°	85.8°
	37.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.2	4.3
	318 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.

July is the hottest month for the Enterprise metro area with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In the Enterprise metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Enterprise metro area are April, October and March.

In the Enterprise metro area, there are 70.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Enterprise metro area with an average of 37.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the Enterprise metro area, there are 26.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the Enterprise metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

Humidity in the Enterprise metro area can be oppressive 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.

March is the wettest month in the Enterprise metro area with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.0 inches in the Enterprise metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the Enterprise metro area with 12.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 100.8 rainy days annually in the Enterprise metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the Enterprise metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in the Enterprise metro area with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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