Scottsboro Metro Area, AL Climate

The climate in Scottsboro, AL Metro Area is mild and humid, typical of the southeastern United States. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s and 100s. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Rainfall amounts vary throughout the year with the most rain typically falling during summer months. Humidity levels tend to be high throughout the year making for muggy conditions in the summer months.

Scottsboro Metro Area, Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Scottsboro Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Scottsboro Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scottsboro Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 29
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Scottsboro metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

7 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the Scottsboro metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Scottsboro, Alabama	United States
	56.3 in.	38.1 in.
	2.2 in.	27.8 in.
	113.2 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	88.6°	85.8°
	28.5°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	1050 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 the Scottsboro metro area with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the Scottsboro metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Scottsboro metro area are May, October and September.

In the Scottsboro metro area, there are 34.4 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 the Scottsboro metro area with an average of 28.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the Scottsboro metro area, there are 74.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the Scottsboro metro area, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

Humidity in the Scottsboro metro area 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.

December is the wettest month in the Scottsboro metro area with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.3 inches in the Scottsboro metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the Scottsboro metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 113.2 rainy days annually in the Scottsboro metro area, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in the Scottsboro metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the Scottsboro metro area with 0.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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