Zip 35117 (Mount Olive, AL) Climate

In 35117 Mount Olive, AL, the climate is mainly temperate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 89°F, while the average low temperature during the winter months is around 43°F. Precipitation is fairly common year-round, with an average of about 48 inches per year. The area can experience snowfall in some winters, with an average of about 2 inches annually. Humidity levels are generally comfortable throughout the year, however they rise considerably during the summer months.

Mount Olive (zip 35117), Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Olive (zip 35117) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Mount Olive (zip 35117). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Olive (zip 35117) 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 32
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 35117 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

5.8 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 35117 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Olive, Alabama	United States
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	90.4°	85.8°
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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 35117 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In the 35117 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 35117 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 35117 zip code, there are 53.1 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 35117 zip code with an average of 32.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35117 zip code, there are 56.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35117 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 35117 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 35117 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.6 inches in the 35117 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 35117 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in the 35117 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 1.2 inches in the 35117 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 35117 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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