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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Fayette County / Glen Allen / Zip Codes
Glen Allen, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The area experiences abundant rainfall throughout the year, with July being the wettest month. The average temperatures fluctuate from an average high of 87°F in July to an average low of 38°F in January. Snowfall is rare, but occasional light snow does occur during the winter months.

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

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Glen Allen. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glen Allen gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.1 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Glen Allen, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGlen Allen, AlabamaUnited States
  59.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.9 in.27.8 in.
  106.0 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  29.1°21.7°
  7.37
  5.24.3
  600 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 Glen Allen with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Glen Allen, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glen Allen are October, May and April.
In Glen Allen, there are 56.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Glen Allen with an average of 29.1°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Glen Allen, there are 74.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Glen Allen, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
Humidity in Glen Allen 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 Glen Allen with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August 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 Glen Allen means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Glen Allen with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 106.0 rainy days annually in Glen Allen, which is about average compared to other 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 0.9 inches in Glen Allen means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Glen Allen with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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