Zip 36340 (Geneva, AL) Climate

Geneva, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 91°F (33°C) and the average low temperature in the winter is around 48°F (9°C). The area experiences an average of 51 inches of rainfall annually and has a moderate amount of precipitation year round. In addition, Geneva receives an average of 234 sunny days each year.

Geneva (zip 36340), Alabama gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Geneva (zip 36340) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Geneva (zip 36340). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Geneva (zip 36340) 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36340 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

4.6 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 36340 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 36340 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In the 36340 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 36340 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 36340 zip code, there are 75.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 36340 zip code with an average of 36.3°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36340 zip code, there are 33.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36340 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 36340 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 36340 zip code with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.3 inches in the 36340 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36340 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 103.3 rainy days annually in the 36340 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 36340 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Alabama. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 36340 zip code.

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