30-year climate normals

Cherokee County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 28.7°F.

Cherokee County gets 57.08" of precipitation a year, and 29% of it falls in Jan, Feb, Mar.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	50.7°	28.7°	5.19"
February	55.3°	31.3°	5.54"
March	64.2°	38.2°	5.62"
April	73.2°	45.1°	4.78"
May	80.1°	54.1°	4.52"
June	86.4°	63.2°	4.70"
July	89.8°	66.5°	4.67"
August	89.0°	65.9°	4.60"
September	84.1°	59.8°	4.20"
October	74.2°	47.8°	3.64"
November	62.7°	36.5°	4.30"
December	53.4°	31.9°	5.32"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Jan, Feb, Mar).

January 5.19"

February 5.54"

March 5.62"

April 4.78"

May 4.52"

June 4.70"

July 4.67"

August 4.60"

September 4.20"

October 3.64"

November 4.30"

December 5.32"

Annual total 57.08"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,509

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,422

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $253

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $201

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Cherokee County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County averages a high of 89.8°F in July and a low of 28.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 57.08 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Cherokee County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Cherokee County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.8°F. That drives 1,509 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cherokee County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Cherokee County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CENTRE, AL US (USC00011490), 5.8 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Alabama residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.