Smiths Station, AL Climate


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Smiths Station, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer months can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher on any given day, with high humidity making it feel even hotter. Winters tend to be short and mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Precipitation is fairly common year-round, though it is heavier in the late spring and early fall. The area also experiences occasional severe thunderstorms during the warm season, bringing heavy rain, hail, and strong winds.

Smiths Station, Alabama gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Smiths Station averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Smiths Station. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Smiths Station gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.8 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Smiths Station, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSmiths Station, AlabamaUnited States
  49.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.4 in.27.8 in.
  102.5 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  91.8°85.8°
  34.7°21.7°
  7.37
  3.74.3
  531 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 Smiths Station with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In Smiths Station, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Smiths Station are October, April and May.
In Smiths Station, there are 68.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Smiths Station with an average of 34.7°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Smiths Station, there are 38.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Smiths Station, 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 Smiths Station 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 Smiths Station with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.1 inches in Smiths Station means that it is one of the driest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Smiths Station with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 102.5 rainy days annually in Smiths Station, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.4 inches in Smiths Station means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Smiths Station with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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