Zip 35571 (Hodges, AL) Climate

35571 Hodges, AL experiences a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The area has an average of 216 sunny days a year and receives an average annual rainfall of 58 inches. Temperatures in the summer can reach up to 95°F and dip down to as low as 30°F in the winter months. Overall, 35571 Hodges, AL has a warm and temperate climate that is ideal for outdoor activities all year round.

Hodges (zip 35571), Alabama gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hodges (zip 35571) averages 2 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 Hodges (zip 35571). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hodges (zip 35571) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35571 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

6.2 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 35571 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hodges, Alabama	United States
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	89.6°	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.

August is the hottest month for the 35571 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In the 35571 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 35571 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 35571 zip code, there are 44.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 35571 zip code with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35571 zip code, there are 61.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35571 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

Humidity in the 35571 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.

May is the wettest month in the 35571 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.9 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 59.4 inches in the 35571 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 35571 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 106.0 rainy days annually in the 35571 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in the 35571 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35571 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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