Zip 35661 (Muscle Shoals, AL) Climate

The climate in Muscle Shoals, AL (zip code 35661) is warm and humid. The summers are long, hot, and wet, while the winters are mild with relatively low humidity. The area gets an average of 54 inches of rain per year, with most rainfall occurring during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is rare but can occur occasionally during the winter months. Temperatures range from an average high of 91°F in July to an average low of 29°F in January.

Muscle Shoals (zip 35661), Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Muscle Shoals (zip 35661) averages 2 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 Muscle Shoals (zip 35661). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Muscle Shoals (zip 35661) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 29
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35661 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

6.3 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 35661 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 35661 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In the 35661 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 35661 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 35661 zip code, there are 43.2 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 35661 zip code with an average of 29.2°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.

In the 35661 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 35661 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 35661 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 35661 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.8 inches in the 35661 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

May is the rainiest month in the 35661 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.5 rainy days annually in the 35661 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in the 35661 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Alabama. February is the snowiest month in the 35661 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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