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United States / Alabama / Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area / Lauderdale County / Killen / Zip Codes
Killen, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature is 68°F (20°C), and the area experiences an average of 60 inches of precipitation annually. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures typically reaching 90°F (32°C). Winters can be cool, with temperatures often dropping to around 40°F (4°C). Snowfall is rare in Killen.

Killen, Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Killen averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Killen gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 28
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.6 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Killen, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKillen, AlabamaUnited States
  56.2 in.38.1 in.
  2.8 in.27.8 in.
  112.2 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  28.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.84.3
  610 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.

August is the hottest month for Killen with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Killen, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Killen are May, October and September.
In Killen, there are 40.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Killen with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Killen, there are 71.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Killen, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Killen 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.
December is the wettest month in Killen with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.2 inches in Killen means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Killen with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 112.2 rainy days annually in Killen, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.8 inches in Killen means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in Killen with 1.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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