Opelika, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Opelika has an annual average temperature of 62.3°F with about 55.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.0°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.67 in) and September the driest (3.34 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,535
Cooling need
1,557

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

36 of 366 (9.8%) of Opelika'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.

1950s
27
1960s
75
1970s
57
1980s
90
1990s
32
2000s
29
2010s
48
2020s
8

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 55.6°F 33.0°F 44.3°F 5.05 in 10
February 59.5°F 36.1°F 47.8°F 5.33 in 9
March 67.0°F 42.1°F 54.6°F 5.50 in 8
April 74.1°F 48.5°F 61.3°F 4.79 in 8
May 81.1°F 57.7°F 69.4°F 4.01 in 7
June 86.8°F 65.4°F 76.1°F 4.50 in 10
July 89.5°F 69.1°F 79.3°F 4.77 in 10
August 88.5°F 68.6°F 78.6°F 4.36 in 9
September 84.2°F 62.9°F 73.5°F 3.34 in 7
October 75.1°F 50.6°F 62.9°F 3.61 in 6
November 65.8°F 40.2°F 53.0°F 4.27 in 7
December 57.8°F 35.4°F 46.6°F 5.67 in 10

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