Athens, AL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ATHENS, AL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Athens has an annual average temperature of 62.6°F with about 59.1 inches of precipitation per year and 1.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.29 in) and September the driest (3.77 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.
Best time to visit Athens
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →143 of 366 (39.1%) of Athens'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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 47 | |
| 2000s | 107 | |
| 2010s | 156 | |
| 2020s | 56 |
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 | 51.3°F | 33.5°F | 42.4°F | 5.52 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
| February | 55.9°F | 36.7°F | 46.3°F | 5.43 in | 0.5 in | 12 |
| March | 64.5°F | 43.5°F | 54.0°F | 5.59 in | 0.3 in | 12 |
| April | 73.3°F | 51.3°F | 62.3°F | 5.40 in | — | 10 |
| May | 80.4°F | 60.4°F | 70.4°F | 4.85 in | — | 11 |
| June | 87.1°F | 68.4°F | 77.8°F | 4.76 in | — | 11 |
| July | 89.9°F | 72.1°F | 81.0°F | 4.89 in | — | 11 |
| August | 89.8°F | 70.9°F | 80.3°F | 3.93 in | — | 10 |
| September | 84.9°F | 64.5°F | 74.7°F | 3.77 in | — | 8 |
| October | 74.7°F | 52.6°F | 63.7°F | 4.02 in | — | 9 |
| November | 63.0°F | 41.9°F | 52.4°F | 4.61 in | — | 10 |
| December | 54.2°F | 36.5°F | 45.4°F | 6.29 in | — | 12 |
Climate twins of Athens
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).