Fultondale, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fultondale has an annual average temperature of 63.9°F with about 56.6 inches of precipitation per year and 1.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.9°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.66 in) and October the driest (3.34 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,268
Cooling need
1,884

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Fultondale'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.

1930s
50
1940s
36
1950s
51
1960s
36
1970s
29
1980s
47
1990s
22
2000s
27
2010s
52
2020s
16

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 54.5°F 34.9°F 44.7°F 5.03 in 0.4 in 11
February 59.1°F 38.4°F 48.8°F 4.95 in 0.3 in 11
March 67.1°F 45.0°F 56.0°F 5.66 in 0.5 in 11
April 75.0°F 52.1°F 63.6°F 5.08 in 9
May 82.0°F 61.0°F 71.5°F 4.91 in 10
June 88.1°F 68.5°F 78.3°F 4.78 in 11
July 91.0°F 72.1°F 81.5°F 5.42 in 12
August 90.6°F 71.3°F 80.9°F 4.35 in 11
September 85.9°F 65.3°F 75.6°F 4.00 in 7
October 76.0°F 53.9°F 64.9°F 3.34 in 7
November 65.0°F 43.0°F 54.0°F 4.23 in 8
December 56.9°F 37.9°F 47.4°F 4.87 in 0.2 in 10

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