Belle Fontaine, AL Climate


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Belle Fontaine, AL has a warm, humid climate. The average temperature for the area is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and during the summer months temperatures often reach into the upper 80s and 90s. Humidity levels tend to be high year-round, making it especially uncomfortable in the hotter months. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, but most of it comes during the spring and summer months. The winters are mild compared to other parts of Alabama, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing.

Belle Fontaine, Alabama gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Belle Fontaine averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Belle Fontaine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belle Fontaine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 40
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Belle Fontaine is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

3.9 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Belle Fontaine, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Belle Fontaine with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Belle Fontaine, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belle Fontaine are October, April and May.
In Belle Fontaine, there are 48.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Belle Fontaine with an average of 39.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Belle Fontaine, there are 19.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Belle Fontaine, 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 Belle Fontaine can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
July is the wettest month in Belle Fontaine with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 66.4 inches in Belle Fontaine means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Belle Fontaine with 13.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 111.4 rainy days annually in Belle Fontaine, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Belle Fontaine means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Belle Fontaine with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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