Gainesville, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GAINESVILLE 2 NE, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gainesville has an annual average temperature of 64°F with about 60 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (7.19 in) and September the driest (3.67 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,226
Cooling need
1,848

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Climate change signal

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219 of 366 (59.8%) of Gainesville'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.

2000s
50
2010s
201
2020s
115

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 55.4°F 34.8°F 45.1°F 5.88 in 10
February 60.4°F 38.3°F 49.3°F 5.36 in 10
March 68.1°F 45.3°F 56.7°F 6.39 in 10
April 75.1°F 51.6°F 63.4°F 4.92 in 8
May 81.9°F 60.5°F 71.2°F 3.87 in 9
June 87.8°F 68.2°F 78.0°F 4.81 in 9
July 91.1°F 71.2°F 81.2°F 4.70 in 12
August 90.7°F 70.6°F 80.6°F 7.19 in 10
September 86.2°F 64.9°F 75.6°F 3.67 in 6
October 76.4°F 52.9°F 64.7°F 3.83 in 7
November 65.6°F 42.1°F 53.9°F 4.21 in 7
December 57.8°F 37.5°F 47.7°F 5.13 in 11

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