30-year climate normals

Lauderdale County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 31.2°F.

Lauderdale County gets 57.56" 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	50.5°	31.2°	4.88"
February	55.4°	34.5°	5.15"
March	63.5°	41.6°	5.34"
April	72.3°	48.6°	5.05"
May	79.4°	57.1°	4.98"
June	86.5°	65.1°	4.81"
July	89.2°	68.6°	5.06"
August	88.9°	67.6°	4.45"
September	83.8°	61.0°	3.98"
October	73.6°	49.2°	3.72"
November	62.1°	39.1°	4.27"
December	53.5°	34.5°	5.87"

Rainfall by month

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

January 4.88"

February 5.15"

March 5.34"

April 5.05"

May 4.98"

June 4.81"

July 5.06"

August 4.45"

September 3.98"

October 3.72"

November 4.27"

December 5.87"

Annual total 57.56"

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 1,651

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,190

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $277

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $187

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 Lauderdale County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lauderdale County?

Lauderdale County averages a high of 89.2°F in July and a low of 31.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 57.56 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.2°F. That drives 1,651 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lauderdale County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Lauderdale County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MUSCLE SHOALS 2 N, AL US (USW00063894), 9.1 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.