Bridgeport, AL Climate


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Bridgeport, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature in the winter is 40 degrees. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 50 inches a year, most of which falls from May to September. Bridgeport also benefits from moderate snowfall during the winter months that averages around 2-3 inches per year.

Bridgeport, Alabama gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bridgeport averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Bridgeport. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bridgeport 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bridgeport is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

7.2 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Bridgeport, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBridgeport, AlabamaUnited States
  54.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.8 in.27.8 in.
  102.6 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  28.1°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  673 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 Bridgeport with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Bridgeport, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bridgeport are May, October and September.
In Bridgeport, there are 34.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bridgeport with an average of 28.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Bridgeport, there are 76.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Bridgeport, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bridgeport during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Bridgeport.
January is the wettest month in Bridgeport with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.1 inches in Bridgeport means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Bridgeport with 9.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.6 rainy days annually in Bridgeport, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in Bridgeport means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Bridgeport with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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