Mountain Brook, AL Climate


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Mountain Brook, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and muggy summers, mild winters, and plenty of rain throughout the year. Summers are characterized by high temperatures, typically in the 80s and 90s (°F), with occasional heat waves pushing temperatures up to the mid-90s or higher. Winters are generally mild, with average highs in the 50s and 60s (°F) and lows mostly in the upper 30s and low 40s (°F). Rainfall is abundant throughout all seasons, averaging around 56 inches annually.

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

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

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Mountain Brook. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mountain Brook gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 32
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.7 Summer - 6.9 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Mountain Brook, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMountain Brook, AlabamaUnited States
  55.8 in.38.1 in.
  1.1 in.27.8 in.
  106.4 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  90.2°85.8°
  32.2°21.7°
  7.37
  5.24.3
  768 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 Mountain Brook with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Mountain Brook, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mountain Brook are May, October and April.
In Mountain Brook, there are 49.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mountain Brook with an average of 32.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
In Mountain Brook, there are 53.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
In Mountain Brook, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Mountain Brook 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.
March is the wettest month in Mountain Brook with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.8 inches in Mountain Brook means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Mountain Brook with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 106.4 rainy days annually in Mountain Brook, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 1.1 inches in Mountain Brook means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Mountain Brook with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 17 years ago

Life's good in Mountain Brook! My father was in a hospital for surgery in Birmingham. I got lost and found myself wandering through gorgeous, wooded Montain Brook. Very  More

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