Guntersville, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GUNTERSVILLE NO.2, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Guntersville has an annual average temperature of 61.5°F with about 56.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.90 in) and October the driest (3.28 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,871
Cooling need
1,620

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Climate change signal

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80 of 366 (21.9%) of Guntersville'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.

1990s
88
2000s
133
2010s
117
2020s
28

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 49.5°F 32.5°F 41.0°F 5.46 in 11
February 54.2°F 35.4°F 44.8°F 5.74 in 11
March 62.7°F 42.9°F 52.8°F 5.36 in 11
April 71.7°F 50.4°F 61.0°F 4.84 in 10
May 79.0°F 59.8°F 69.4°F 4.75 in 9
June 85.5°F 67.9°F 76.7°F 4.51 in 10
July 88.6°F 71.1°F 79.9°F 4.20 in 10
August 87.8°F 70.5°F 79.1°F 3.99 in 8
September 83.0°F 64.9°F 73.9°F 4.46 in 7
October 73.2°F 53.5°F 63.4°F 3.28 in 7
November 61.6°F 42.4°F 52.0°F 4.24 in 9
December 53.0°F 35.6°F 44.3°F 5.90 in 11

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