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United States / Florida / No Metro Area / Jackson County / Alford / Zip Codes
Alford, FL has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Throughout most of the year temperatures remain between 55-85 degrees Fahrenheit with high levels of humidity. The area receives an average of 60 inches of rainfall annually, with wetter months in the summer and drier months in winter. Although snow is rare in Alford, occasional cold fronts can bring light frost or freezing temperatures during the winter months.

Alford, Florida gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 237 sunny days per year in Alford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alford 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Alford is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

3.5 Summer - 7.9 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Alford, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlford, FloridaUnited States
  59.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  237 days205 days
  92.0°85.8°
  39.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.74.3
  151 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 Alford with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Florida. In Alford, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Alford are April, October and March.
In Alford, there are 82.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Alford with an average of 39.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Florida.
In Alford, there are 20.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.
In Alford, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.
Humidity in Alford can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
July is the wettest month in Alford with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.3 inches in Alford means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.
July is the rainiest month in Alford with 13.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Alford, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Alford, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Alford.
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Moved here from Illinois in 2014. There isn't anything to Alford. Doesn't have its own school anymore, and only just recently got its own Care Clinic. But other  More

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