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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Cherokee County / Centre / Zip Codes
Centre, AL has a humid subtropical climate, which means hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 91°F (33°C) and the low is around 68°F (20°C). Winters are generally mild with an average high of 57°F (14°C) and an average low of 35°F (2°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with June being the wettest month. Snowfall is rare but can occasionally occur during winter months.

Centre, Alabama gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Centre. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Centre gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 29
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Centre is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

6.4 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Centre, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCentre, AlabamaUnited States
  52.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.4 in.27.8 in.
  100.8 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  28.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  663 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 Centre with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In Centre, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Centre are May, October and April.
In Centre, there are 48.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Centre with an average of 28.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Centre, there are 71.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Centre, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Centre can be uncomfortable 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.
February is the wettest month in Centre with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.8 inches in Centre means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Centre with 9.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 100.8 rainy days annually in Centre, 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 0.4 inches in Centre means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Centre with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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