Zip 35810 (Huntsville, AL) Climate

The climate in 35810 Huntsville, AL is warm and humid in the summer months and mild during the winter months. The average temperature in July is 81°F (27°C) while the average temperature in January is 42°F (6°C). The average annual rainfall for Huntsville is 52 inches (132 cm) with rain occurring mainly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is rare but can occur occasionally with an average of about 1 to 2 inches (2-5 cm) per year.

Huntsville (zip 35810), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntsville (zip 35810) 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 Huntsville (zip 35810). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntsville (zip 35810) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 35810 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

6.2 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 35810 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Huntsville, Alabama	United States
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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 35810 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In the 35810 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 35810 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 35810 zip code, there are 53.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 35810 zip code with an average of 29.9°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35810 zip code, there are 65.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35810 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.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 35810 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 35810 zip code.

December is the wettest month in the 35810 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.8 inches in the 35810 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

December is the rainiest month in the 35810 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in the 35810 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 1.6 inches in the 35810 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in the 35810 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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