Waterloo, AL Climate


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Waterloo, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with warm and humid summers and generally mild winters. Temperatures in the summer can often reach into the high 80s Fahrenheit and even 90s, while winter temperatures tend to stay around the mid-50s Fahrenheit. The area is prone to heavy rainfall throughout the year, with average yearly precipitation of over 54 inches. Thunderstorms are also common during summer months. The city experiences all four seasons, with hot summers and cold winters that can bring snowfall or ice storms occasionally.

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

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

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Waterloo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Waterloo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateWaterloo, AlabamaUnited States
  57.1 in.38.1 in.
  2.0 in.27.8 in.
  113.0 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  89.5°85.8°
  29.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  466 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 Waterloo with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Waterloo, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Waterloo are May, October and September.
In Waterloo, there are 44.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Waterloo with an average of 29.0°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Waterloo, there are 69.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Waterloo, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Waterloo 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 Waterloo with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.1 inches in Waterloo means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Waterloo with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in Waterloo, 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 2.0 inches in Waterloo means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in Waterloo with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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If you don’t fish or ski there is nothing to do in Waterloo. There is no diner, coffee shop, restaurant, grocery store, convenience store, dollar store, no store of any  More

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