Geneva County, AL Climate

Geneva, AL County experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer months regularly exceed 90°F (32°C) with July and August being the hottest months of the year. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing, although light snowfalls occur occasionally in December through February. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging around 48 inches annually. Geneva sees tremendous changes in temperature during the course of a day, with overnight temperatures often dropping significantly from afternoon highs.

Geneva County, Alabama gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Geneva County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Geneva County 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 37
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 Geneva County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

4.4 Summer - 7.7 Winter

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

Climate	Geneva, Alabama	United States
	58.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	103.3 days	106.2 days
	221 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	36.6°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.6	4.3
	209 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 Geneva County with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In Geneva County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Geneva County are April, October and March.

In Geneva County, there are 75.9 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 Geneva County with an average of 36.6°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In Geneva County, there are 31.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In Geneva 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 Geneva County can be oppressive 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 Geneva County with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 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 58.5 inches in Geneva County means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in Geneva County with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 103.3 rainy days annually in Geneva 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.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Geneva County, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Alabama. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Geneva County.

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