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United States / Alabama / Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area / Lauderdale County / Underwood-Petersville / Zip Codes
Underwood-Petersville, AL has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The area experiences an average of 205 sunny days per year, receiving a generous 47 inches of rainfall annually. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 98 degrees (F) with high humidity levels making it feel even hotter. In the winter, temperatures tend to stay between 30 and 50 degrees (F). This makes for moderate weather in which locals enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as camping, fishing, and hiking.

Underwood-Petersville, Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Underwood-Petersville averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Underwood-Petersville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Underwood-Petersville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 29
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.3 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Underwood-Petersville, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateUnderwood-Petersville, AlabamaUnited States
  56.5 in.38.1 in.
  1.9 in.27.8 in.
  109.5 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  89.5°85.8°
  29.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  625 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.

August is the hottest month for Underwood-Petersville with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Underwood-Petersville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Underwood-Petersville are May, October and September.
In Underwood-Petersville, there are 43.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Underwood-Petersville with an average of 29.1°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Underwood-Petersville, there are 65.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Underwood-Petersville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
Humidity in Underwood-Petersville 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.
December is the wettest month in Underwood-Petersville with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.5 inches in Underwood-Petersville means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Underwood-Petersville with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 109.5 rainy days annually in Underwood-Petersville, which is rainier than most 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 1.9 inches in Underwood-Petersville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in Underwood-Petersville with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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