Zip 35020 (Bessemer, AL) Climate

The climate in 35020 Bessemer, AL is typical of many areas in the surrounding region. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the 80s while winters bring cold temperatures that drop into the 30s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of 54 inches per year and most months receiving between two and four inches. The area tends to see thunderstorms during summer months, but winter storms are also common. It occasionally sees snowfall as well, though these events are usually light and short lived.

Bessemer (zip 35020), Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bessemer (zip 35020) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Bessemer (zip 35020). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bessemer (zip 35020) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35020 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

5.6 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 35020 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bessemer, Alabama	United States
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 35020 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In the 35020 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 35020 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 35020 zip code, there are 56.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 35020 zip code with an average of 32.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35020 zip code, there are 48.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35020 zip code, 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 the 35020 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.

March is the wettest month in the 35020 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.0 inches in the 35020 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 35020 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in the 35020 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 1.2 inches in the 35020 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 35020 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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