Marshall County, AL Climate

Marshall County, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 84°F while the average winter temperature is around 44°F. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, but is heaviest during the spring months when thunderstorms are most common. Summers can become quite humid, and temperatures on some occasions soar above 95°F. Winters tend to be mild with occasional snowfall occurring in January and February.

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

Marshall County averages 1 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 Marshall County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marshall County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Marshall County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

6.6 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Marshall County, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marshall, Alabama	United States
	54.7 in.	38.1 in.
	1.0 in.	27.8 in.
	106.3 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	88.8°	85.8°
	31.0°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5.1	4.3
	883 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 Marshall County with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In Marshall County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Marshall County are May, October and September.

In Marshall County, there are 35.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Marshall County with an average of 31.0°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In Marshall County, there are 53.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In Marshall County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

Humidity in Marshall County 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.

February is the wettest month in Marshall County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 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 54.7 inches in Marshall County means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in Marshall County with 9.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 106.3 rainy days annually in Marshall County, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in Marshall County means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Marshall County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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