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United States / Alabama / Dothan Metro Area / Geneva County / Black / Zip Codes
Black, AL experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 83°F with an average high of 92°F and an average low of 73°F. The winter months are typically cooler, with an average temperature of 53°F, an average high of 62°F and an average low of 43°F. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with the wettest month being July and the driest month being October.

Black, Alabama gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Black. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Black gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 36
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Black, 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 Black with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In Black, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Black are April, October and March.
In Black, there are 75.7 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 Black with an average of 36.3°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Black, there are 32.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Black, 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 Black 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 Black with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.2 inches in Black means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Black with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in Black, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Black, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Alabama. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Black.
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