30-year climate normals

Monroe County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 38.4°F.

Monroe County gets 55.28" 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	62.4°	38.4°	5.04"
February	66.6°	41.6°	4.67"
March	73.4°	47.3°	4.68"
April	79.5°	53.0°	4.09"
May	87.2°	61.3°	3.75"
June	91.7°	69.1°	4.97"
July	93.2°	72.0°	5.40"
August	92.9°	71.5°	5.21"
September	89.4°	66.8°	4.57"
October	81.1°	55.3°	3.37"
November	71.1°	44.5°	4.18"
December	64.1°	40.4°	5.35"

Rainfall by month

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

January 5.04"

February 4.67"

March 4.68"

April 4.09"

May 3.75"

June 4.97"

July 5.40"

August 5.21"

September 4.57"

October 3.37"

November 4.18"

December 5.35"

Annual total 55.28"

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 2,606

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 1,762

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $437

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $103

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 Monroe County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Monroe County?

Monroe County averages a high of 93.2°F in July and a low of 38.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 55.28 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Monroe 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 Monroe County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.2°F. That drives 2,606 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Monroe County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Monroe County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station EVERGREEN MIDDLETON FLD, AL US (USW00053820), 23 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.