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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Russellville / Zip Codes
Russellville, AL has a Humid Subtropical climate. The summers are long and hot, with temperatures reaching up to the mid-90s. The winters are mild and damp, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. The area receives moderate rainfall throughout the year, but there is usually enough sunshine to balance it out. Russellville is prone to strong thunderstorms in the spring and summer months.

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

Russellville averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Russellville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Russellville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 30
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.4 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Russellville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRussellville, AlabamaUnited States
  57.4 in.38.1 in.
  2.2 in.27.8 in.
  105.3 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  89.5°85.8°
  30.2°21.7°
  7.47
  5.14.3
  761 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 Russellville with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Russellville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Russellville are May, October and April.
In Russellville, there are 43.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Russellville with an average of 30.2°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Russellville, there are 63.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Russellville, 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 Russellville 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 Russellville with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.4 inches in Russellville means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
May is the rainiest month in Russellville with 9.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 105.3 rainy days annually in Russellville, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in Russellville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Russellville with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Do you like racists, homophobes, and hypocritical religious zealots? A place where everyone gossips about each other behind their backs and then pretend to be best  More

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Over 14 years ago

What can I say. Russellville is my hometown. My father started his business here and I continued it and changed it to a completely different business. This town is a  More

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