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United States / Alabama / Montgomery Metro Area / Lowndes County / Mosses / Zip Codes
The climate in Mosses, AL is humid subtropical. It has hot summers with temperatures reaching into the high 90s as well as mild winters with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. The area typically gets around 50 inches of rain per year, evenly distributed throughout the seasons. Along with regular rain showers, Mosses experiences its fair share of thunderstorms and occasional hurricanes or tropical storms that can cause flooding and damage.

Mosses, Alabama gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mosses averages 0 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 Mosses. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mosses gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mosses is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

4.7 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Mosses, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mosses with an average high temperature of 91.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Mosses, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mosses are October, April and May.
In Mosses, there are 70.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mosses with an average of 34.9°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Mosses, there are 37.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Mosses, 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 Mosses can be oppressive 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 Mosses with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 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 52.2 inches in Mosses means that it is one of the driest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Mosses with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 96.8 rainy days annually in Mosses, which is one of the least rainy places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Mosses means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Mosses with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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