Brilliant, AL Climate


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Marion County / Brilliant / Zip Codes
Brilliant, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is around 94°F (34°C) and the average low temperature in January is around 37°F (3°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with July being the wettest month at an average of 6.25 inches (159 mm). Snow is rare, but it does happen occasionally in the winter, usually less than an inch or two at a time.

Brilliant, Alabama gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brilliant averages 2 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 Brilliant. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brilliant gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 29
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Brilliant, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrilliant, AlabamaUnited States
  59.3 in.38.1 in.
  2.0 in.27.8 in.
  106.8 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  90.5°85.8°
  28.8°21.7°
  7.37
  5.14.3
  620 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 Brilliant with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Brilliant, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brilliant are May, October and April.
In Brilliant, there are 55.2 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 Brilliant with an average of 28.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Brilliant, there are 73.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Brilliant, 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 Brilliant 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 Brilliant with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.9 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 59.3 inches in Brilliant means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Brilliant with 10.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 106.8 rainy days annually in Brilliant, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.0 inches in Brilliant means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Brilliant with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Brilliant,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Brilliant, Alabama to any other city in the US.