2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Orange Beach, AL vs Madison, AL

Highlights

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Madison. Orange Beach averages 226 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison, Alabama gets 54.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. Orange Beach, Alabama gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Madison averages 1.6 inches of snow per year. Orange Beach averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Madison, Alabama
Summer High: the July high is around 90.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29.9
Rain: averages 54.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1.6 inches of snow a year

Orange Beach, Alabama
Summer High: the July high is around 90.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Orange Beach is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

Today's Weather - Orange Beach, AL

69°F

Today's Weather - Madison, AL

72°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Orange Beach / Madison

July is the hottest month for Orange Beach with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Orange Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orange Beach are October, April and May.

August is the hottest month for Madison with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In Madison, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madison are May, October and April.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orange Beach with an average of 40.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison with an average of 29.9°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In Orange Beach, there are 51.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In Madison, there are 53.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In Orange Beach, there are 20.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In Madison, there are 65.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

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

In Madison, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

July is the wettest month in Orange Beach with 7.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.0 inches in Orange Beach means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.


December is the wettest month in Madison with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.7 inches in Madison means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in Orange Beach with 13.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 108.5 rainy days annually in Orange Beach, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

December is the rainiest month in Madison with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 120.9 rainy days annually in Madison, 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.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Orange Beach, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Alabama.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in Madison means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Orange Beach.

January is the snowiest month in Madison with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.