Zip 36264 (Heflin, AL) Climate

The climate in 36264 Heflin, AL is mainly hot and humid with mild winters. Summers are typically hot and muggy, but there can be occasional afternoon thunderstorms during the summer months. The average high temperature in the summer is around 90°F (32°C) and the average low temperature in the winter is around 36°F (2°C). The area gets an average of about 49 inches of rainfall each year, making it a relatively rainy region. It also tends to experience frequent thunderstorms during late spring and early summer.

Heflin (zip 36264), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Heflin (zip 36264) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Heflin (zip 36264). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Heflin (zip 36264) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36264 zip code is 7.5 (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 36264 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Heflin, Alabama	United States
	55.0 in.	38.1 in.
	1.5 in.	27.8 in.
	117.3 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	88.7°	85.8°
	29.6°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5.3	4.3
	1036 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 36264 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 36264 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 36264 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 36264 zip code, there are 34.4 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 36264 zip code with an average of 29.6°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 36264 zip code, there are 69.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 36264 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 36264 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 36264 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.5 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 55.0 inches in the 36264 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36264 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 117.3 rainy days annually in the 36264 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 1.5 inches in the 36264 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 36264 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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