Zip 36915 (Needham, AL) Climate

The climate in Needham, AL (36915) is temperate and humid. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the high 70s to mid 90s, while winters are fairly mild with temperatures averaging around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging over 50 inches per year. The area also experiences an average of 57 days of thunderstorms which provide plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities.

Needham (zip 36915), Alabama gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Needham (zip 36915) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Needham (zip 36915). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Needham (zip 36915) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36915 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

4.6 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the 36915 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Needham, Alabama	United States
	58.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.2 in.	27.8 in.
	105.7 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.3°	85.8°
	34.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	6	4.3
	227 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 36915 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In the 36915 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 36915 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 36915 zip code, there are 63.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 36915 zip code with an average of 34.8°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36915 zip code, there are 42.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36915 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

Humidity in the 36915 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

March is the wettest month in the 36915 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.0 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 58.9 inches in the 36915 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36915 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 105.7 rainy days annually in the 36915 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 0.2 inches in the 36915 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 36915 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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