Zip 35950 (Albertville, AL) Climate

Albertville, AL has a humid subtropical climate with moderate to warm temperatures year round. The area experiences mild winters with average high temperatures in the mid-50s and low 60s Fahrenheit, while summer temperatures can reach into the 90s. Rainfall is generally abundant throughout the year, with an average of 5 inches per month. Albertville also experiences some fairly intense storms during the summer months due to its location near the Gulf Coast.

Albertville (zip 35950), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albertville (zip 35950) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Albertville (zip 35950). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albertville (zip 35950) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
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 the 35950 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

7.1 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 35950 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 35950 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 35950 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 35950 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 35950 zip code, there are 27.3 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 35950 zip code with an average of 30.3°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35950 zip code, there are 58.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35950 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

Humidity in the 35950 zip code 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.

January is the wettest month in the 35950 zip code with 5.2 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 54.6 inches in the 35950 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the 35950 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in the 35950 zip code, 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 1.3 inches in the 35950 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 35950 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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