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30-year climate normals

Chilton County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 34.2°F.

Chilton County gets 56.43" of precipitation a year, and 31% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 55.5° 34.2° 5.86"
February 60.1° 37.5° 5.53"
March 67.5° 43.8° 5.97"
April 74.5° 50.0° 5.20"
May 81.2° 58.6° 4.24"
June 87.0° 66.6° 4.46"
July 89.8° 69.8° 4.68"
August 89.3° 69.0° 3.81"
September 84.9° 63.0° 3.50"
October 75.6° 52.4° 3.58"
November 65.3° 41.3° 4.58"
December 57.3° 36.9° 5.02"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Jan, Feb, Mar).

January 5.86"
February 5.53"
March 5.97"
April 5.20"
May 4.24"
June 4.46"
July 4.68"
August 3.81"
September 3.50"
October 3.58"
November 4.58"
December 5.02"
Annual total 56.43"

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 1,855
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,570
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $311
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $151

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 Chilton County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Chilton County?

Chilton County averages a high of 89.8°F in July and a low of 34.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 56.43 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Chilton County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Chilton County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.8°F. That drives 1,855 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Chilton County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Chilton County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLANTON 2 NE, AL US (USW00063891), 6.7 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.