Dale County, AL Climate

Dale County, AL has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature is around 65°F, with an average high in the summer months of 90°F and an average low in the winter of 34°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most rain falling in the spring and summer months. Snowfall is relatively rare, normally occurring only a few times a year.

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

Dale County 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 Dale County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dale County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 37
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Dale County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dale, Alabama	United States
	54.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	100.5 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	91.7°	85.8°
	37.4°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.3	4.3
	310 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 Dale County with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In Dale County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dale County are April, October and March.

In Dale County, there are 73.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dale County with an average of 37.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In Dale County, there are 26.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In Dale County, 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 Dale County 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.

July is the wettest month in Dale County with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.5 inches in Dale County means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in Dale County with 12.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 100.5 rainy days annually in Dale County, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Dale County means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Dale County with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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