Zip 35740 (Bridgeport, AL) Climate

The climate in 35740 Bridgeport, AL is characterized by hot and humid summers with mild to cool winters. Summers typically bring abundant sunshine and warm temperatures with temperatures often reaching the 90's. Winters tend to be mild and relatively dry with average daytime highs in the lower 50s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of around 52 inches annually. The area experiences all four seasons, though spring and fall are particularly pleasant times of the year to visit.

Bridgeport (zip 35740), Alabama gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bridgeport (zip 35740) 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 Bridgeport (zip 35740). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bridgeport (zip 35740) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 28
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35740 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

7.2 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 35740 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bridgeport, Alabama	United States
	54.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.8 in.	27.8 in.
	102.6 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	88.8°	85.8°
	28.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	699 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 the 35740 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 35740 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 35740 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 35740 zip code, there are 34.5 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 35740 zip code with an average of 28.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the 35740 zip code, there are 76.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the 35740 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 35740 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 35740 zip code.

January is the wettest month in the 35740 zip code with 5.4 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 Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.1 inches in the 35740 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the 35740 zip code with 9.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.6 rainy days annually in the 35740 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 0.8 inches in the 35740 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35740 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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