Sumter County, AL Climate

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

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Sumter County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sumter County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 33
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 Sumter County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

5 Summer - 7.1 Winter

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

Climate	Sumter, Alabama	United States
	55.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	96.4 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.5°	85.8°
	32.9°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.4	4.3
	173 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 Sumter County with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In Sumter County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sumter County are October, April and May.

In Sumter County, there are 67.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sumter County with an average of 32.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In Sumter County, there are 49.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.3 inches in Sumter County means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in Sumter County with 9.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 96.4 rainy days annually in Sumter County, which is one of the least rainy places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Sumter County means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Sumter County with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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