Zip 36561 (Orange Beach, AL) Climate

The climate in 36561 Orange Beach, AL is generally hot and humid. Summers are usually long and oppressive with temperatures soaring into the upper 80s and low 90s while winters are mild to warm with temperatures often reaching the mid-60s. Thunderstorms occur regularly throughout the year, making for a rainy season from April through August. The area also receives occasional hurricane activity during parts of the summer and fall months, though it is mostly short-lived due to its location near the Gulf of Mexico.

Orange Beach (zip 36561), Alabama gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orange Beach (zip 36561) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Orange Beach (zip 36561). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orange Beach (zip 36561) 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 36561 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

3.9 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 36561 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 36561 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In the 36561 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 36561 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 36561 zip code, there are 52.0 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 36561 zip code with an average of 40.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the 36561 zip code, there are 20.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the 36561 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 36561 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

July is the wettest month in the 36561 zip code with 7.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.1 inches in the 36561 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 36561 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 108.2 rainy days annually in the 36561 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 36561 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Alabama. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 36561 zip code.

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