Fairview, AL Climate


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Fairview, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperatures range from the low 70s to the mid 90s, while winter temperatures can range from the mid 30s to the upper 50s. Rainfall is quite common throughout the year, with an average of around 55 inches per year. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms, particularly during late spring and early summer months. Overall, Fairview offers a pleasant climate that is ideal for outdoor activities such as swimming, hiking, or fishing throughout most of the year.

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

Fairview averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Fairview. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairview 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 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairview is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

6.7 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Fairview, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFairview, AlabamaUnited States
  58.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.7 in.27.8 in.
  111.9 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  28.7°21.7°
  7.47
  5.14.3
  938 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 Fairview with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Fairview, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairview are May, October and April.
In Fairview, there are 40.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairview with an average of 28.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Fairview, there are 70.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Fairview, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Fairview 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.
May is the wettest month in Fairview with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.8 inches in Fairview means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Fairview with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.9 rainy days annually in Fairview, 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 0.7 inches in Fairview means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Fairview with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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