Leighton, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Leighton has an annual average temperature of 62.9°F with about 54.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.48 in) and October the driest (3.47 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,592
Cooling need
1,842

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

82 of 366 (22.4%) of Leighton'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.

1940s
39
1950s
47
1960s
37
1970s
21
1980s
36
1990s
15
2000s
48
2010s
90
2020s
33

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 52.4°F 33.5°F 42.9°F 4.71 in 10
February 56.7°F 36.7°F 46.7°F 4.79 in 11
March 65.2°F 43.5°F 54.4°F 5.14 in 11
April 74.4°F 51.5°F 62.9°F 4.80 in 10
May 82.1°F 60.6°F 71.3°F 4.55 in 11
June 88.9°F 67.9°F 78.4°F 5.05 in 11
July 91.6°F 71.4°F 81.5°F 4.78 in 11
August 91.2°F 69.9°F 80.5°F 3.77 in 9
September 86.1°F 63.3°F 74.7°F 3.55 in 7
October 75.7°F 51.5°F 63.6°F 3.47 in 8
November 63.8°F 41.2°F 52.5°F 4.15 in 9
December 55.0°F 36.1°F 45.6°F 5.48 in 11

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