Five Points, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Chambers County / Five Points / Zip Codes
Five Points, AL has a subtropical climate with hot and humid summers. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter months average lows of around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives over 50 inches of precipitation annually, most of which falls between spring and late autumn. Due to its location near the Gulf of Mexico, Five Points is vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms. Heat waves and periods of drought can also occur throughout the year.

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

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

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Five Points. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Five Points gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 31
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 Five Points is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

6.2 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Five Points, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFive Points, AlabamaUnited States
  53.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  97.7 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  31.0°21.7°
  7.57
  3.74.3
  873 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 Five Points with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In Five Points, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Five Points are April, October and May.
In Five Points, there are 49.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Five Points with an average of 31.0°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Five Points, there are 62.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Five Points, 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 Five Points 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.
July is the wettest month in Five Points with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.3 inches in Five Points means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Five Points with 9.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 97.7 rainy days annually in Five Points, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 0.3 inches in Five Points means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Five Points with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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