Leighton, AL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL AP, AL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Leighton
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).