Bay Minette, AL Climate


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Bay Minette, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from 86°F to 92°F and average lows range from 65°F to 71°F. During the winter months, average highs range from 58°F to 66°F and average lows range from 39°F to 43°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with more frequent storms during the summer months. The area is also prone to hurricanes during hurricane season which runs from June through November.

Bay Minette, Alabama gets 67 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bay Minette averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Bay Minette. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bay Minette 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 67 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Bay Minette, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBay Minette, AlabamaUnited States
  66.9 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  112.3 days106.2 days
  223 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  38.3°21.7°
  7.27
  5.64.3
  269 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 Bay Minette with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Bay Minette, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bay Minette are October, April and May.
In Bay Minette, there are 50.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bay Minette with an average of 38.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Bay Minette, there are 26.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Bay Minette, 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 Bay Minette can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
July is the wettest month in Bay Minette with 7.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 66.9 inches in Bay Minette means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Bay Minette with 14.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in Bay Minette, 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.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Bay Minette means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Bay Minette with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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