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30-year climate normals

Holmes County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 34.8°F.

Holmes County gets 62.26" of precipitation a year, and 29% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 61.8° 34.8° 5.37"
February 65.9° 38.5° 5.76"
March 73.2° 44.0° 5.63"
April 79.2° 50.0° 5.05"
May 86.6° 58.6° 3.33"
June 90.7° 66.5° 6.26"
July 92.3° 69.0° 6.34"
August 91.5° 68.7° 5.43"
September 88.4° 64.0° 5.14"
October 80.8° 52.2° 3.57"
November 71.0° 41.7° 4.78"
December 64.1° 37.1° 5.60"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 5.37"
February 5.76"
March 5.63"
April 5.05"
May 3.33"
June 6.26"
July 6.34"
August 5.43"
September 5.14"
October 3.57"
November 4.78"
December 5.60"
Annual total 62.26"

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 2,225
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,038
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.17¢/kWh, Florida average $338
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $108

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 Holmes County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Holmes County?

Holmes County averages a high of 92.3°F in July and a low of 34.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 62.26 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Holmes County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Holmes County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.3°F. That drives 2,225 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Holmes County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Holmes County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GENEVA #2, AL US (USC00013251), 12.6 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, Florida residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.