30-year climate normals

Pickens County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 35.2°F.

Pickens County gets 57.31" of precipitation a year, and 29% 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	56.0°	35.2°	5.13"
February	60.8°	38.3°	5.61"
March	68.3°	44.6°	5.49"
April	75.7°	51.7°	5.43"
May	83.6°	60.1°	4.04"
June	89.6°	68.1°	5.31"
July	92.2°	71.2°	4.88"
August	91.8°	70.6°	4.23"
September	87.4°	64.5°	3.55"
October	77.7°	52.7°	3.60"
November	66.5°	42.1°	4.80"
December	58.3°	37.2°	5.24"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Feb, Mar, Apr).

January 5.13"

February 5.61"

March 5.49"

April 5.43"

May 4.04"

June 5.31"

July 4.88"

August 4.23"

September 3.55"

October 3.60"

November 4.80"

December 5.24"

Annual total 57.31"

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 2,212

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,423

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.77¢/kWh, Alabama average $371

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $142

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 Pickens County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Pickens County?

Pickens County averages a high of 92.2°F in July and a low of 35.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 57.31 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Pickens County?

The wettest stretch is Feb, Mar, Apr, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Pickens County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.2°F. That drives 2,212 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Pickens County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Pickens County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NORTHPORT 2 S, AL US (USW00073801), 29.8 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, Alabama residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.