Glencoe, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Glencoe has an annual average temperature of 62.8°F with about 57.6 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.8°F). January is typically the wettest month (5.70 in) and October the driest (3.51 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,574
Cooling need
1,794

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) of Glencoe'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.

1950s
71
1960s
40
1970s
42
1980s
57
1990s
35
2000s
44
2010s
66
2020s
11

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 52.8°F 32.8°F 42.8°F 5.70 in 10
February 57.3°F 36.2°F 46.7°F 5.18 in 0.1 in 10
March 66.0°F 43.3°F 54.7°F 5.40 in 10
April 74.9°F 50.4°F 62.7°F 5.07 in 9
May 82.0°F 59.4°F 70.7°F 4.79 in 8
June 87.8°F 67.9°F 77.9°F 4.56 in 10
July 90.9°F 71.2°F 81.0°F 4.71 in 10
August 90.3°F 70.4°F 80.4°F 4.49 in 8
September 85.3°F 64.3°F 74.8°F 4.50 in 6
October 75.4°F 52.5°F 64.0°F 3.51 in 7
November 64.0°F 41.3°F 52.7°F 4.25 in 8
December 55.6°F 35.7°F 45.6°F 5.48 in 0.1 in 10

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