Zip 35974 (Geraldine, AL) Climate

The climate in 35974 Geraldine, AL is generally warm and humid throughout the year. Summers are hot with temperatures averaging in the mid to upper 80s, while winter temperatures average between the mid 30s and mid 40s. Rainfall is spread throughout the year, with an average of around 50 inches per year. Spring and fall offer mild temperatures for outdoor activities.

Geraldine (zip 35974), Alabama gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Geraldine (zip 35974) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Geraldine (zip 35974). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Geraldine (zip 35974) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35974 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

7.2 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 35974 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Geraldine, Alabama	United States
	54.0 in.	38.1 in.
	2.5 in.	27.8 in.
	108.7 days	106.2 days
	203 days	205 days
	87.8°	85.8°
	29.6°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5	4.3
	1129 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.

August is the hottest month for the 35974 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 35974 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 35974 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 35974 zip code, there are 28.7 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 35974 zip code with an average of 29.6°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35974 zip code, there are 63.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35974 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 35974 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.

July is the wettest month in the 35974 zip code with 5.1 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 54.0 inches in the 35974 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 35974 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in the 35974 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 2.5 inches in the 35974 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35974 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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