Zip 35553 (Double Springs, AL) Climate

35553 Double Springs, AL has an overall warm and humid climate with mild winters and hot summers. In the winter months, temperatures are usually around 45°F while in the summer months they can rise to as high as 95°F. The average precipitation for the year is 50 inches, with most of it falling in the summer months due to occasional thunderstorms. During the spring and fall seasons, temperatures are moderate and rainfall is at a minimum making it ideal for outdoor activities during this time.

Double Springs (zip 35553), Alabama gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Double Springs (zip 35553) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Double Springs (zip 35553). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Double Springs (zip 35553) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35553 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

6.2 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 35553 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Double Springs, Alabama	United States
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	89.9°	85.8°
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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 35553 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In the 35553 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 35553 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 35553 zip code, there are 47.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 35553 zip code with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35553 zip code, there are 59.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35553 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 35553 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.

December is the wettest month in the 35553 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.0 inches in the 35553 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

June is the rainiest month in the 35553 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.4 rainy days annually in the 35553 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.7 inches in the 35553 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35553 zip code with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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