Sweet Water, AL Climate


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United States / Alabama / No Metro Area / Marengo County / Sweet Water / Zip Codes
Sweet Water, AL enjoys a warm, humid climate typical of the Southern United States. The summers can be hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s during the day and averaging in the low to mid 70s at night. Winters are mild and sunny, with temperatures ranging from the 40s to low 60s during the day and dipping into the mid-30s at night. Rainfall is abundant, with average yearly totals of around 57 inches. Spring and fall are usually mild, but can also bring severe storms from time to time.

Sweet Water, Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sweet Water averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Sweet Water. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sweet Water gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.2 Summer - 7.2 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Sweet Water, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSweet Water, AlabamaUnited States
  56.9 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  107.3 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  91.0°85.8°
  33.8°21.7°
  7.37
  5.54.3
  184 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 Sweet Water with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Sweet Water, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sweet Water are October, April and May.
In Sweet Water, there are 60.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sweet Water with an average of 33.8°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Sweet Water, there are 41.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Sweet Water, 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 Sweet Water can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
March is the wettest month in Sweet Water with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 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 56.9 inches in Sweet Water means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Sweet Water with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in Sweet Water, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Sweet Water means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Sweet Water with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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