Anniston, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANNISTON METRO AP, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Anniston has an annual average temperature of 63.1°F with about 52.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.0°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.37 in) and September the driest (3.11 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,415
Cooling need
1,734

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) of Anniston's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
8
1930s
4
1940s
20
1950s
89
1960s
34
1970s
50
1980s
38
1990s
21
2000s
36
2010s
56
2020s
10

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 54.7°F 34.0°F 44.4°F 4.84 in 11
February 59.2°F 37.3°F 48.2°F 5.08 in 11
March 66.9°F 43.8°F 55.4°F 5.37 in 11
April 74.7°F 50.5°F 62.6°F 4.43 in 9
May 81.5°F 59.5°F 70.5°F 4.35 in 10
June 87.6°F 67.2°F 77.4°F 4.37 in 12
July 90.2°F 70.6°F 80.4°F 4.68 in 12
August 89.8°F 70.0°F 79.9°F 3.51 in 10
September 85.2°F 64.0°F 74.6°F 3.11 in 7
October 75.6°F 52.2°F 63.9°F 3.25 in 8
November 65.1°F 41.3°F 53.2°F 4.53 in 9
December 57.0°F 36.6°F 46.8°F 4.60 in 11

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