Ider, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / DeKalb County / Ider / Zip Codes
Ider, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. In the summer months, the average highs are in the high 80s to low 90s while winter temperatures range from the mid-30s to mid-50s. Rainfall is spread relatively evenly throughout the year, with an average of 56 inches annually. It is generally quite humid and muggy in Ider due to its location near large bodies of water such as Lake Guntersville and Pickwick Lake.

Ider, Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ider averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Ider. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ider gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Ider, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateIder, AlabamaUnited States
  56.0 in.38.1 in.
  4.1 in.27.8 in.
  118.8 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  28.1°21.7°
  7.47
  54.3
  1532 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 Ider with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Ider, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ider are May, September and October.
In Ider, there are 28.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ider with an average of 28.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Ider, there are 79.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Ider, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
Humidity in Ider 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.
July is the wettest month in Ider with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.0 inches in Ider means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Ider with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 118.8 rainy days annually in Ider, which is one of the rainiest 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 4.1 inches in Ider means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Ider with 1.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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