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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Covington County / Carolina / Zip Codes
Carolina, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is 91 °F (33 °C), while the average low temperature in January is 34 °F (1 °C). Rainfall averages around 50 inches (127 cm) per year. Snowfall is uncommon, but not unheard of, with temperatures occasionally dipping down to 28 °F (-2°C). Humidity levels can reach up to 80 percent and the area experiences about 200 sunny days each year.

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

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

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Carolina. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carolina gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 37
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.1 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Carolina, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCarolina, AlabamaUnited States
  60.2 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  102.2 days106.2 days
  223 days205 days
  91.7°85.8°
  36.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.14.3
  328 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 Carolina with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In Carolina, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carolina are April, October and March.
In Carolina, there are 72.8 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 Carolina with an average of 36.6°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Carolina, there are 33.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Carolina, 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 Carolina 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 Carolina with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.2 inches in Carolina means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Carolina with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 102.2 rainy days annually in Carolina, which is less rainy 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Carolina means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Carolina with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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