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United States / Alabama / Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area / Shelby County / Shoal Creek / Zip Codes
Shoal Creek, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, and cool winters. The average annual temperature is around 64°F (18 °C). During the summer months, temperatures can soar into the 90’s while during the winter months temperatures usually remain in the 40’s. Average annual rainfall is around 50 inches (127 cm) which mostly falls between April and October. Shoal Creek experiences occasional thunderstorms during this period, but no major natural hazards.

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

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

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Shoal Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shoal Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 33
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 Shoal Creek is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

5.4 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Shoal Creek, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateShoal Creek, AlabamaUnited States
  56.6 in.38.1 in.
  1.1 in.27.8 in.
  107.0 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  33.1°21.7°
  7.37
  54.3
  573 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 Shoal Creek with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Shoal Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shoal Creek are October, April and May.
In Shoal Creek, there are 54.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shoal Creek with an average of 33.1°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Shoal Creek, there are 48.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
In Shoal Creek, 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 Shoal Creek 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.
March is the wettest month in Shoal Creek with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.6 inches in Shoal Creek means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Shoal Creek with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 107.0 rainy days annually in Shoal Creek, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in Shoal Creek means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Shoal Creek with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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