Killen, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MUSCLE SHOALS 2 N, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Killen has an annual average temperature of 60.7°F with about 57.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.87 in) and October the driest (3.72 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,006
Cooling need
1,461

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

206 of 366 (56.3%) of Killen'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
47
2010s
219
2020s
100

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 50.5°F 31.2°F 40.8°F 4.88 in
February 55.4°F 34.5°F 45.0°F 5.15 in
March 63.5°F 41.6°F 52.6°F 5.34 in
April 72.3°F 48.6°F 60.4°F 5.05 in
May 79.4°F 57.1°F 68.3°F 4.98 in
June 86.5°F 65.1°F 75.8°F 4.81 in
July 89.2°F 68.6°F 78.9°F 5.06 in
August 88.9°F 67.6°F 78.3°F 4.45 in
September 83.8°F 61.0°F 72.4°F 3.98 in
October 73.6°F 49.2°F 61.4°F 3.72 in
November 62.1°F 39.1°F 50.6°F 4.27 in
December 53.5°F 34.5°F 44.0°F 5.87 in

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