Zip 35761 (New Market, AL) Climate

New Market, AL, located in the southeast corner of the state, has a humid subtropical climate. It experiences hot and humid summers with temperatures reaching up to 90°F on average in July and August. Winters are mild but can be cool at times, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Spring and fall tend to be pleasant with temperatures ranging from the 50s to mid 70s during the day and 30s and 40s overnight. The area gets an average of around 52 inches of rain per year making it quite wet at times, while snowfall is minimal averaging only around 2 inches per year.

New Market (zip 35761), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Market (zip 35761) averages 2 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 New Market (zip 35761). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Market (zip 35761) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 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 35761 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

6.4 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 35761 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Market, Alabama	United States
	55.3 in.	38.1 in.
	1.7 in.	27.8 in.
	121.6 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	89.9°	85.8°
	30.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.9	4.3
	703 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 35761 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In the 35761 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 35761 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 35761 zip code, there are 49.4 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 35761 zip code with an average of 30.1°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35761 zip code, there are 64.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35761 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

Humidity in the 35761 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 35761 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.3 inches in the 35761 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the 35761 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 121.6 rainy days annually in the 35761 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.7 inches in the 35761 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35761 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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