Zip 36343 (Gordon, AL) Climate

The climate in 36343 Gordon, AL is typical of the region and is characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Summers are humid with temperatures ranging between the mid-80s to the low-90s. Winters are usually mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing and snow is rare. Spring and fall can be unpredictable, but are generally pleasant. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging around 50 inches annually.

Gordon (zip 36343), Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gordon (zip 36343) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 232 sunny days per year in Gordon (zip 36343). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gordon (zip 36343) 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36343 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

3.3 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 36343 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gordon, Alabama	United States
	55.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	109.4 days	106.2 days
	232 days	205 days
	92.2°	85.8°
	39.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.4	4.3
	164 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 36343 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Alabama. In the 36343 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 36343 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 36343 zip code, there are 83.6 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 36343 zip code with an average of 39.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the 36343 zip code, there are 21.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the 36343 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 36343 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

July is the wettest month in the 36343 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.6 inches in the 36343 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36343 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in the 36343 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% 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 36343 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Alabama. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 36343 zip code.

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