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30-year climate normals

Coosa County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 34.6°F.

Coosa County gets 60.19" 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 54.6° 34.6° 5.72"
February 59.5° 37.7° 5.79"
March 67.4° 43.4° 5.93"
April 75.0° 49.6° 5.19"
May 81.0° 58.3° 4.78"
June 86.1° 65.6° 4.54"
July 88.7° 69.2° 5.33"
August 87.2° 68.7° 5.07"
September 83.2° 63.7° 3.79"
October 73.9° 52.5° 3.60"
November 64.0° 42.2° 4.97"
December 56.7° 37.1° 5.48"

Rainfall by month

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

January 5.72"
February 5.79"
March 5.93"
April 5.19"
May 4.78"
June 4.54"
July 5.33"
August 5.07"
September 3.79"
October 3.60"
November 4.97"
December 5.48"
Annual total 60.19"

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 1,724
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,611
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $289
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $153

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 Coosa County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Coosa County?

Coosa County averages a high of 88.7°F in July and a low of 34.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 60.19 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Coosa 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 Coosa County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.7°F. That drives 1,724 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Coosa County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Coosa County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ROCKFORD 3 ESE, AL US (USC00017020), 5.7 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.