Zip 36263 (Graham, AL) Climate

The climate in 36263 Graham, AL is typically hot and humid during the summer months, with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F. The winter months are much cooler, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, with an average of 51 inches annually. The area experiences considerable humidity throughout the year, so it's important to stay hydrated during the hotter seasons.

Graham (zip 36263), Alabama gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Graham (zip 36263) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Graham (zip 36263). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Graham (zip 36263) 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36263 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

6.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 36263 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Graham, Alabama	United States
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	88.8°	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.

July is the hottest month for the 36263 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 36263 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 36263 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 36263 zip code, there are 35.1 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 36263 zip code with an average of 29.9°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 36263 zip code, there are 67.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 36263 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 36263 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 36263 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.2 inches in the 36263 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36263 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.5 rainy days annually in the 36263 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in the 36263 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 36263 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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