Pine Ridge, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / DeKalb County / Pine Ridge / Zip Codes
Pine Ridge, AL is located in the southeastern United States and has a humid subtropical climate. The summers tend to be hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s, while winters are generally mild and wet with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. The average annual temperature is around 64°F (18°C), with an average of 208 days of sunshine each year. Rainfall averages around 53 inches annually, primarily during the spring and summer months. Pine Ridge also experiences occasional severe storms, particularly in the late spring and early summer months.

Pine Ridge, Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Pine Ridge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pine Ridge gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Pine Ridge, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePine Ridge, AlabamaUnited States
  54.6 in.38.1 in.
  3.1 in.27.8 in.
  115.7 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  28.6°21.7°
  7.47
  54.3
  955 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 Pine Ridge with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Pine Ridge, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pine Ridge are May, September and October.
In Pine Ridge, there are 31.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pine Ridge with an average of 28.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Pine Ridge, there are 73.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
In Pine Ridge, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
Humidity in Pine Ridge 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 Pine Ridge with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.6 inches in Pine Ridge means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Pine Ridge with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Pine Ridge, which is one of the rainiest 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 3.1 inches in Pine Ridge means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Pine Ridge with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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