Zip 36446 (Fulton, AL) Climate

36446 Fulton, AL has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching the high 80s and 90s during the day. The winters in this region tend to be mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Precipitation is fairly consistent year round with an average annual total of 56 inches. There is also plenty of sunshine in 36446 Fulton, AL, averaging about 225 days a year with clear skies.

Fulton (zip 36446), Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fulton (zip 36446) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Fulton (zip 36446). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fulton (zip 36446) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36446 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

5 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 36446 zip code, while July and August 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.

July is the hottest month for the 36446 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In the 36446 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 36446 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 36446 zip code, there are 59.9 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 36446 zip code with an average of 34.1°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36446 zip code, there are 40.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36446 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 36446 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

July is the wettest month in the 36446 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 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 57.0 inches in the 36446 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36446 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.5 rainy days annually in the 36446 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 36446 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in the 36446 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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