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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Monroe County / Excel / Zip Codes
Excel, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The city is located in the Mobile Bay area of the Gulf Coast, making it vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with wetter months typically occurring in spring and fall. During summer months temperatures average around 90°F during the day, while winter temperatures stay around 50°F. Humidity levels can be high throughout the year, but especially in spring and summer.

Excel, Alabama gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Excel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Excel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36
Rain: averages 61 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Excel is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

4.7 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Excel, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateExcel, AlabamaUnited States
  60.9 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  107.7 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  91.0°85.8°
  36.4°21.7°
  7.37
  5.74.3
  407 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 Excel with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Excel, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Excel are October, April and May.
In Excel, there are 63.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Excel with an average of 36.4°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Excel, there are 33.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Excel, 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 Excel 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 Excel with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 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 60.9 inches in Excel means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Excel with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 107.7 rainy days annually in Excel, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% 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 Excel means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Excel with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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