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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Fayette County / Fayette / Zip Codes
Fayette, AL has a humid subtropical climate typical of the Southeast, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is around 92°F and the average low in January is around 36°F. Precipitation is common throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of around 50 inches. Snowfall in Fayette is rare, but not unheard of. Occasional winter storms can bring snow to the area during the coldest months of the year.

Fayette, Alabama gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Fayette. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fayette gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 31
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.8 Summer - 6.8 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Fayette, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFayette, AlabamaUnited States
  57.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  104.3 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  30.7°21.7°
  7.37
  5.24.3
  364 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 Fayette with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Fayette, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fayette are October, May and April.
In Fayette, there are 58.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fayette with an average of 30.7°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Fayette, there are 64.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Fayette, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Fayette 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 Fayette with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.7 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 57.8 inches in Fayette means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
January is the rainiest month in Fayette with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 104.3 rainy days annually in Fayette, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Fayette means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Fayette with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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