Zip 36701 (Selma, AL) Climate

Selma, AL (36701) is a city located in Dallas County, Alabama and has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is over 90° F, while the average low temperatures in the winter months drop to around 40° F. Most of the precipitation falls during the late spring and early summer, with an average of almost five inches per month during those two seasons. Despite this, Selma does experience some periods of drought throughout the year.

Selma (zip 36701), Alabama gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Selma (zip 36701) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Selma (zip 36701). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Selma (zip 36701) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 34
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36701 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

5.1 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the 36701 zip code, while July and August 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.

July is the hottest month for the 36701 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In the 36701 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 36701 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 36701 zip code, there are 64.8 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 36701 zip code with an average of 34.0°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36701 zip code, there are 41.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.

In the 36701 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 36701 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.

March is the wettest month in the 36701 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in the 36701 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36701 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 96.5 rainy days annually in the 36701 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 36701 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 36701 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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