Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area, AL Climate

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area enjoys a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area receives an average of 51 inches of rain per year and experiences sunshine for an average of 181 days annually. Summer temperatures regularly reach the 90s, but the humidity helps keep these temperatures bearable. Winters are generally mild; temperatures rarely drop below freezing. Spring and fall bring moderate temperatures that add to the pleasant atmosphere of this region.

Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area, Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama	United States
	56.4 in.	38.1 in.
	2.1 in.	27.8 in.
	111.7 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	89.4°	85.8°
	28.6°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.9	4.3
	611 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 the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In the Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area are May, October and September.

In the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area, there are 41.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area with an average of 28.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area, there are 69.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

Humidity in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area 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.

December is the wettest month in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.4 inches in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area, which is rainier than most 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 2.1 inches in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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