Louisville, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Louisville has an annual average temperature of 65.3°F with about 55.6 inches of precipitation per year and 0.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.03 in) and October the driest (3.33 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
33.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,863
Cooling need
1,980

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Louisville'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.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
52
1960s
33
1970s
42
1980s
44
1990s
50
2000s
46
2010s
75
2020s
24

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 58.3°F 37.0°F 47.7°F 4.55 in 0.2 in 8
February 62.5°F 40.1°F 51.3°F 5.23 in 8
March 69.8°F 46.0°F 57.9°F 5.21 in 7
April 76.5°F 52.4°F 64.4°F 4.98 in 7
May 84.0°F 60.9°F 72.4°F 3.70 in 6
June 88.8°F 68.8°F 78.8°F 4.94 in 10
July 91.3°F 71.4°F 81.3°F 6.03 in 10
August 90.4°F 71.1°F 80.7°F 4.54 in 9
September 86.1°F 66.1°F 76.1°F 3.68 in 6
October 77.9°F 55.4°F 66.7°F 3.33 in 4
November 68.3°F 44.6°F 56.5°F 3.83 in 5
December 60.3°F 39.8°F 50.1°F 5.62 in 0.3 in 8

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