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United States / Alabama / Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area / Colbert County / Muscle Shoals / Zip Codes
The climate in Muscle Shoals, AL is typical for the area of the southeast United States, with hot summers and mild winters. Spring and fall are comfortable and mild. The average annual temperature is around 69°F (21°C), making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities for much of the year. Rainfall averages around 50 inches (127 cm) per year and snowfall is light, usually not more than a few inches. Humidity levels can be quite high during certain times of the year, making it important to stay hydrated outside. Despite sometimes-intense summer temperatures and humidity, Muscle Shoals remains an attractive destination all year round.

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

Muscle Shoals averages 2 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 Muscle Shoals. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Muscle Shoals gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.3 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Muscle Shoals, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMuscle Shoals, AlabamaUnited States
  55.8 in.38.1 in.
  1.9 in.27.8 in.
  111.5 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  29.2°21.7°
  7.37
  54.3
  502 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 Muscle Shoals with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Muscle Shoals, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Muscle Shoals are May, October and September.
In Muscle Shoals, there are 43.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Muscle Shoals with an average of 29.2°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Muscle Shoals, there are 65.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Muscle Shoals, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.8 inches in Muscle Shoals means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
May is the rainiest month in Muscle Shoals with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.5 rainy days annually in Muscle Shoals, 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 1.9 inches in Muscle Shoals means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in Muscle Shoals with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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