30-year climate normals

Etowah County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 32.8°F.

Etowah County gets 57.64" of precipitation a year, and 28% of it falls in Dec, Jan, Feb.

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	52.8°	32.8°	5.70"
February	57.3°	36.2°	5.18"
March	66.0°	43.3°	5.40"
April	74.9°	50.4°	5.07"
May	82.0°	59.4°	4.79"
June	87.8°	67.9°	4.56"
July	90.9°	71.2°	4.71"
August	90.3°	70.4°	4.49"
September	85.3°	64.3°	4.50"
October	75.4°	52.5°	3.51"
November	64.0°	41.3°	4.25"
December	55.6°	35.7°	5.48"

Rainfall by month

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

January 5.70"

February 5.18"

March 5.40"

April 5.07"

May 4.79"

June 4.56"

July 4.71"

August 4.49"

September 4.50"

October 3.51"

November 4.25"

December 5.48"

Annual total 57.64"

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 2,018

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,782

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $338

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $163

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 Etowah County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Etowah County?

Etowah County averages a high of 90.9°F in July and a low of 32.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 57.64 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Etowah County?

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

How hot does it get in Etowah County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.9°F. That drives 2,018 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Etowah County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Etowah County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GADSDEN, AL US (USC00013154), 3.2 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.