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United States / Alabama / Montgomery Metro Area / Elmore County / Elmore / Zip Codes
Elmore, AL has a humid subtropical climate that is characteristic of the southeastern United States. Summers are hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms, while winters are mild and somewhat wet. The average temperatures range from the high 30s in winter to the low 90s in summer. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with around 60 inches falling annually. Elmore experiences all four seasons and some snowfall each year.

Elmore, Alabama gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Elmore. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elmore gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 35
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elmore is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

5.3 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Elmore, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElmore, AlabamaUnited States
  48.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  86.2 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  35.0°21.7°
  7.57
  5.34.3
  203 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 Elmore with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Elmore, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elmore are October, April and May.
In Elmore, there are 61.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elmore with an average of 35.0°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Elmore, there are 39.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Elmore, 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 Elmore 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.
February is the wettest month in Elmore with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Elmore means that it is one of the driest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Elmore with 9.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 86.2 rainy days annually in Elmore, which is one of the least rainy places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Elmore means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Elmore with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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