Good Hope, AL Climate


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Good Hope, AL has a mild climate. The summers are warm with temperatures in the 80s and the winters are cool with temperatures typically ranging in the mid 40s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, and snowfall is minimal. Good Hope gets plenty of sunshine year-round, making it a great place for outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, and fishing.

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

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

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Good Hope. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Good Hope gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 90 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 Good Hope is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

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

  ClimateGood Hope, AlabamaUnited States
  58.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.7 in.27.8 in.
  110.5 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  89.5°85.8°
  28.7°21.7°
  7.47
  5.14.3
  702 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 Good Hope with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Good Hope, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Good Hope are May, October and April.
In Good Hope, there are 41.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Good Hope with an average of 28.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Good Hope, there are 70.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Good Hope, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Good Hope 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 Good Hope with 5.6 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 58.5 inches in Good Hope means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
June is the rainiest month in Good Hope with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 110.5 rainy days annually in Good Hope, 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 Good Hope means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Good Hope with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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