Calvert, AL Climate


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Calvert, AL has a humid subtropical climate that is characterized by hot summers and mild winters. During the summer, temperatures average in the low-to-mid 90s Fahrenheit (high 30s Celsius). The humidity makes it feel even hotter. Winters are usually mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Rainfall is well distributed across the year with average annual precipitation of approximately 55 inches. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms, some of which can be quite severe. In addition to rain, snow is occasionally seen in the winter months.
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The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Calvert is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

4.3 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Calvert, 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 Calvert with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Calvert, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Calvert are April, October and May.
In Calvert, there are 66.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Calvert with an average of 35.9°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Calvert, there are 39.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Calvert, 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 Calvert 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 Calvert with 6.9 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 64.2 inches in Calvert means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Calvert with 13.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 111.9 rainy days annually in Calvert, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Calvert means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Calvert with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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