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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Lamar County / Kennedy / Zip Codes
Kennedy, AL has a humid subtropical climate which is characterized by hot, muggy summers and mild winters. Summers are usually long and warm with temperatures in the high 80s or even 90s, while winters are relatively short and cool with temperatures in the mid to high 40s. During the hottest months of summer, rainfall is frequent but light. The area receives an average of four inches of snowfall each winter season.

Kennedy, Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Kennedy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kennedy 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 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kennedy 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 Kennedy, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKennedy, AlabamaUnited States
  56.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  104.2 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  30.6°21.7°
  7.37
  5.34.3
  295 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 Kennedy with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Kennedy, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kennedy are October, April and May.
In Kennedy, there are 59.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kennedy with an average of 30.6°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Kennedy, there are 64.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Kennedy, 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 Kennedy 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.
February is the wettest month in Kennedy with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.5 inches in Kennedy means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
January is the rainiest month in Kennedy with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 104.2 rainy days annually in Kennedy, 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 Kennedy means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Kennedy with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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