Zip 35648 (Lexington, AL) Climate

Lexington, AL (35648) experiences a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in Lexington is 68°F in the summer, while temperatures can reach as high as 97°F during the hottest months of July and August. During the winter months, temperatures can drop to as low as 25°F, and snowfall is not uncommon during this season. Rainfall averages at about 51 inches per year, typically occurring throughout the year, but peaking during the summer months.

Lexington (zip 35648), Alabama gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lexington (zip 35648) averages 3 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 Lexington (zip 35648). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lexington (zip 35648) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 27
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35648 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

7.1 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 35648 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lexington, Alabama	United States
	57.9 in.	38.1 in.
	2.7 in.	27.8 in.
	108.3 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	88.5°	85.8°
	26.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	729 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.

August is the hottest month for the 35648 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 35648 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 35648 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 35648 zip code, there are 31.7 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 35648 zip code with an average of 26.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the 35648 zip code, there are 81.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the 35648 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 35648 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.

December is the wettest month in the 35648 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.9 inches in the 35648 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

May is the rainiest month in the 35648 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.3 rainy days annually in the 35648 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.7 inches in the 35648 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in the 35648 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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