30-year climate normals

Covington County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 41.1°F.

Covington County gets 59.11" of precipitation a year, and 28% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

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	63.2°	41.1°	5.35"
February	67.2°	44.2°	4.94"
March	74.6°	49.7°	5.31"
April	80.7°	55.9°	4.90"
May	87.8°	63.3°	4.06"
June	92.2°	71.7°	5.57"
July	93.9°	73.9°	6.03"
August	93.1°	73.7°	5.08"
September	89.6°	69.4°	4.72"
October	81.1°	58.2°	3.49"
November	71.9°	47.7°	4.14"
December	64.4°	43.1°	5.52"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 5.35"

February 4.94"

March 5.31"

April 4.90"

May 4.06"

June 5.57"

July 6.03"

August 5.08"

September 4.72"

October 3.49"

November 4.14"

December 5.52"

Annual total 59.11"

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 2,912

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 1,494

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $488

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $88

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 Covington County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Covington County?

Covington County averages a high of 93.9°F in July and a low of 41.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 59.11 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Covington County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Covington County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.9°F. That drives 2,912 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Covington County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Covington County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ANDALUSIA OPP AP, AL US (USW00053843), 5.5 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.