Pleasant Groves, AL Climate


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Pleasant Groves, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. In the summer, temperatures can reach up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter temperatures generally stay above freezing with an average minimum temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives plenty of rainfall throughout the year due to its location on the Gulf Coast and occasionally experiences thunderstorms and tropical storms. Pleasant Groves enjoys a long growing season, which makes it ideal for agriculture. With its temperate climate and abundant rain, this small city is an ideal place to live.

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

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

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Pleasant Groves. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Groves 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pleasant Groves 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 Pleasant Groves, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePleasant Groves, AlabamaUnited States
  56.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.9 in.27.8 in.
  105.9 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  28.7°21.7°
  7.47
  4.84.3
  1473 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 Pleasant Groves with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Pleasant Groves, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pleasant Groves are May, October and April.
In Pleasant Groves, there are 42.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pleasant Groves with an average of 28.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Pleasant Groves, there are 73.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Pleasant Groves, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
Humidity in Pleasant Groves 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 Pleasant Groves with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.0 inches in Pleasant Groves means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
March is the rainiest month in Pleasant Groves with 10.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 105.9 rainy days annually in Pleasant Groves, 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 Pleasant Groves means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Pleasant Groves with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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