Zip 35582 (Red Bay, AL) Climate

The climate in 35582 Red Bay, AL is generally warm and humid, with temperatures averaging around 77°F throughout the year. Summers are hot and muggy with average highs in the mid-80s and lows in the mid-70s. Winters are mild with average highs in the mid-60s and lows in the high 40s to low 50s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, though it tends to increase during the summer months. The area is generally sunny, receiving an average of about 217 days of sunshine each year.

Red Bay (zip 35582), Alabama gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Red Bay (zip 35582) 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 Red Bay (zip 35582). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Red Bay (zip 35582) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 28
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35582 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

6.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 35582 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 35582 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 35582 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 35582 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 35582 zip code, there are 37.5 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 35582 zip code with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the 35582 zip code, there are 77.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.

In the 35582 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 35582 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 35582 zip code with 6.6 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 Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.9 inches in the 35582 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the 35582 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in the 35582 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 1.9 inches in the 35582 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35582 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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