Zip 35956 (Whitesboro, AL) Climate

35976 Whitesboro, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature in the area is around 66°F (19°C) and the highest temperature ever recorded is 102°F (39°C). The area gets around 56 inches (142 cm) of rain each year, and there are usually about 214 sunny days each year. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common due to the warm air blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico. Snowfall is rare in 35976 Whitesboro, AL and usually only amounts to a few inches over the course of the entire winter season.

Whitesboro (zip 35956), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Whitesboro (zip 35956) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Whitesboro (zip 35956). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Whitesboro (zip 35956) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35956 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alabama.

7 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 35956 zip code, while January and July 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 35956 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alabama. In the 35956 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 35956 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 35956 zip code, there are 31.8 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 35956 zip code with an average of 29.8°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35956 zip code, there are 63.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35956 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 35956 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.

January is the wettest month in the 35956 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 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 54.6 inches in the 35956 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the 35956 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in the 35956 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in the 35956 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 35956 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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