30-year climate normals

Dade County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 29.8°F.

Dade County gets 56.17" of precipitation a year, and 28% of it falls in Feb, Mar, Apr.

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	49.9°	29.8°	4.69"
February	54.7°	32.3°	5.36"
March	62.3°	38.7°	5.15"
April	70.9°	45.6°	5.06"
May	77.6°	54.0°	4.42"
June	84.1°	62.5°	4.83"
July	86.9°	66.3°	5.16"
August	86.5°	66.1°	3.53"
September	81.2°	59.4°	4.45"
October	71.7°	47.5°	3.55"
November	61.1°	36.9°	4.45"
December	52.9°	32.5°	5.52"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Feb, Mar, Apr).

January 4.69"

February 5.36"

March 5.15"

April 5.06"

May 4.42"

June 4.83"

July 5.16"

August 3.53"

September 4.45"

October 3.55"

November 4.45"

December 5.52"

Annual total 56.17"

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 1,300

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,530

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.84¢/kWh, Georgia average $206

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $196

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 Dade County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Dade County?

Dade County averages a high of 86.9°F in July and a low of 29.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 56.17 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Dade County?

The wettest stretch is Feb, Mar, Apr, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Dade County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.9°F. That drives 1,300 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Dade County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Dade County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station VALLEY HEAD 1 SSW, AL US (USW00063862), 20.8 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, Georgia residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.