Grand Bay, AL Climate


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Grand Bay, AL has a typically humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is around 69°F (21°C). Summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching as high as 95°F (35°C) on some days. Winters are mild and rainy, with temperatures usually staying above freezing. Grand Bay experiences an average of 52 inches of precipitation annually, most of it coming from thunderstorms during the summer months. The area generally enjoys mild weather throughout the year, making it a great place to live for those looking for warmer climates.

Grand Bay, Alabama gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Grand Bay. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grand Bay gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 39
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Grand Bay is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

4.4 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Grand Bay, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGrand Bay, AlabamaUnited States
  65.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  104.7 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  39.0°21.7°
  7.27
  5.64.3
  82 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 Grand Bay with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Grand Bay, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grand Bay are October, April and May.
In Grand Bay, there are 39.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grand Bay with an average of 39.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Grand Bay, there are 24.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Grand Bay, 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 Grand Bay 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 Grand Bay with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.5 inches in Grand Bay means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Grand Bay with 13.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 104.7 rainy days annually in Grand Bay, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Grand Bay means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Grand Bay with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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