Bear Creek, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Marion County / Bear Creek / Zip Codes
Bear Creek, AL has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the low 50s in winter to the mid 80s in summer. Precipitation is generally plentiful throughout the year, but peak in late spring and summer. Snowfall is rare, but not unheard of, especially during the colder months. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms year-round, with more storms occurring during spring and summer than in fall and winter.

Bear Creek, Alabama gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Bear Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bear Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 31
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.2 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Bear Creek, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBear Creek, AlabamaUnited States
  59.5 in.38.1 in.
  2.1 in.27.8 in.
  103.0 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  30.8°21.7°
  7.47
  5.14.3
  807 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 Bear Creek with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Bear Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bear Creek are May, October and April.
In Bear Creek, there are 45.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bear Creek with an average of 30.8°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Bear Creek, there are 58.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Bear Creek, 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 Bear 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.
December is the wettest month in Bear Creek with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.5 inches in Bear Creek means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
June is the rainiest month in Bear Creek with 9.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in Bear Creek, which is less rainy 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in Bear Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Bear Creek with 1.3 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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