Weather in Alabama

Calculated from weather data of Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	57.0	53.0	60.0	56.0	56.0	59.0
February	64.0	64.0	68.0	64.0	51.0	61.0
March	69.0	69.0	70.0	68.0	71.0	72.0
April	75.0		75.0	74.0	73.0	73.0
May	81.0		79.0	83.0	80.0	80.0
June	86.0			88.0	85.0	85.0
July	88.0			89.0	87.0	89.0
August	86.0			87.0	87.0	88.0
September	73.0			84.0	83.0	82.0
October	72.0		77.0	74.0	76.0	76.0
November	65.0		65.0	66.0	64.0	69.0
December	59.0		57.0		64.0	58.0
Average	71.0	63.0	68.0	75.0	73.0	74.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	39.0	36	41	34	40	44
February	46.0	44	50	43	38	44
March	49.0	50	50	47	52	56
April	54.0		55	54	53	54
May	62.0		62	64	57	60
June	69.0			71	68	68
July	71.0			73	69	72
August	70.0			71	69	72
September	58.0			65	64	67
October	55.0		60	51	58	59
November	46.0		44	48	40	52
December	40.0		36		39	37
Average	53.0	44.0	48.0	56.0	54.0	57.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	1	73	53	69
77 °F or warmer	1	47	167	165	163
68 °F or warmer	24	101	238	251	255
32 °F or colder	10	14	15	10	16

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.4	6	9	6	10	13
February	7.6	9	10	4	4	10
March	7.4	13	10	6	7	9
April	4.8		6	5	3	6
May	4.5		3	3	2	3
June	6.5			2	7	4
July	3.6			4	4	3
August	5.6			6	6	2
September	4.2			3	8	7
October	6.0		0	3	8	7
November	6.0		6	7	2	4
December	9.3		6		9	5
Average	6.5	9.4	7.3	4.4	5.4	5.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.6	7	7	6	7	8
February	8.1	9	9	9	4	8
March	8.9	8	9	9	9	9
April	8.3		8	8	8	9
May	7.2		7	8	8	8
June	6.5			6	7	7
July	5.8			6	6	6
August	5.8			5	6	6
September	6.7			7	6	8
October	7.0		7	7	6	7
November	7.4		7	8	7	8
December	7.6		7		7	8
Average	7.4	8.2	7.7	7.3	6.6	7.5

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	SW	W	W	N
February	SW	SW	SW	W	SW
March	N	SW	SW	E	SW
April		E	SW	W	NW
May		SW	S	SE	S
June			NW	S	SW
July			SW	SW	SW
August			SW	SE	SW
September			NE	NE	NE
October		E	N	E	NE
November		NE	NE	N	NE
December		E		S	NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Alabama weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Alabama?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 88 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Alabama?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 57 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Alabama?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 9.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Alabama?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.6 %.