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Weather in Brilliant, AL · National Weather Service + NOAA

Snow is rare in Brilliant

Brilliant has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and snow is almost unheard of. In November, a normal day reaches 63° and a normal night drops to 39°.

Winter 55°/33°Spring 73°/48°Summer 89°/67°Fall 74°/50°
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Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 5:56 pm

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What stands out about Brilliant’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow is rareAbout 0.9 inches in a normal year, so most winters see none.A wet climate61 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 98% of U.S. towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.3° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 99% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Brilliant’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
55° / 33°
Snow is rare
Spring
73° / 48°
Last frost around Apr 4
Summer
89° / 67°
52 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
74° / 50°
First frost around Nov 1
Pastthe usual first frost (Nov 1). Last frost next spring: Apr 4
Best months to be outside
MarAprMayOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Brilliant get?Almost none.When is it wettest?December, with 6.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.3° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Brilliant itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Winfield 2 Sw, AL (9 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.