Rainsville, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / DeKalb County / Rainsville / Zip Codes
Rainsville, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and frequent rainfall throughout the year. The average temperature in the summer ranges from around 75°F to 90°F, while the winter averages range from around 40°F to 60°F. Rainfall is most common during the spring and fall months, although showers and thunderstorms can occur at any time of year. During the summer months, extreme heat waves are known to occur sporadically. Despite this, Rainsville's pleasant climate makes it a great place to live and visit year-round.

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

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

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Rainsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rainsville 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 30
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 Rainsville is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

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

  ClimateRainsville, AlabamaUnited States
  54.6 in.38.1 in.
  3.0 in.27.8 in.
  115.8 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  29.5°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  1283 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 Rainsville with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Rainsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rainsville are May, September and October.
In Rainsville, there are 30.1 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 Rainsville with an average of 29.5°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Rainsville, there are 64.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Rainsville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Rainsville 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 Rainsville 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 Rainsville means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Rainsville with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 115.8 rainy days annually in Rainsville, 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 3.0 inches in Rainsville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Rainsville with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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