Edwardsville, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Cleburne County / Edwardsville / Zip Codes
Edwardsville, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers. The average high temperature in the summertime is 89°F (32°C), while the average low temperature is 68°F (20°C). Winters are mild with an average high of 57°F (14°C) and an average low of 37°F (3°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but tends to be higher during spring and summer months. Snowfall is rare, but can occur in some years.

Edwardsville, Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Edwardsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Edwardsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 30
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Edwardsville, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEdwardsville, AlabamaUnited States
  54.5 in.38.1 in.
  1.4 in.27.8 in.
  116.5 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  29.5°21.7°
  7.57
  5.34.3
  971 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 Edwardsville with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Edwardsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Edwardsville are May, October and September.
In Edwardsville, there are 33.8 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 Edwardsville with an average of 29.5°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Edwardsville, there are 69.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Edwardsville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.5 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 54.5 inches in Edwardsville means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Edwardsville with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in Edwardsville, which is one of the rainiest 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 1.4 inches in Edwardsville means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Edwardsville with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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