Zip 35976 (Guntersville, AL) Climate

Guntersville, AL has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperatures in the summer months reach into the low to mid nineties, while lows are typically in the upper sixties to low seventies. During the winter months, temperatures remain relatively mild with average highs in the upper fifties and lows around freezing. The area receives an average of 52 inches of rainfall per year with most precipitation happening between April through September.

Guntersville (zip 35976), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Guntersville (zip 35976) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Guntersville (zip 35976). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Guntersville (zip 35976) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 32
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35976 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

6.2 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 35976 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Guntersville, Alabama	United States
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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 35976 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In the 35976 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 35976 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 35976 zip code, there are 39.3 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 35976 zip code with an average of 31.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35976 zip code, there are 46.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 35976 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 35976 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.

February is the wettest month in the 35976 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.5 inches in the 35976 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

March is the rainiest month in the 35976 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 106.5 rainy days annually in the 35976 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in the 35976 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 35976 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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