Vinegar Bend, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Washington County / Vinegar Bend / Zip Codes
Vinegar Bend, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in the summer reach highs of around 86°F (30°C) and lows of around 70°F (21°C). Winters are mild, with average temperatures reaching highs of around 63°F (17°C) and lows of around 43°F (6°C). Year round precipitation averages just over 52 inches per year, with most of the rainfall occurring during the late spring and early summer months. The area also receives some snowfall each winter, though it rarely accumulates to more than a few inches at a time.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Vinegar Bend is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

4 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Vinegar Bend, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateVinegar Bend, AlabamaUnited States
  61.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  109.3 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  92.8°85.8°
  34.4°21.7°
  77
  5.44.3
  161 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 Vinegar Bend with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In Vinegar Bend, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Vinegar Bend are April, October and March.
In Vinegar Bend, there are 89.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Vinegar Bend with an average of 34.4°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Vinegar Bend, there are 48.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
In Vinegar Bend, 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 Vinegar Bend can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
July is the wettest month in Vinegar Bend with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.5 inches in Vinegar Bend means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Vinegar Bend with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 109.3 rainy days annually in Vinegar Bend, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Vinegar Bend means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Vinegar Bend with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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