Powell, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Powell has an annual average temperature of 62.2°F with about 58 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.62 in) and October the driest (3.60 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,706
Cooling need
1,698

Best time to visit Powell

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

214 of 366 (58.5%) of Powell'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.

1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
89
2010s
176
2020s
101

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 52.2°F 31.5°F 41.8°F 5.27 in
February 56.7°F 35.6°F 46.2°F 5.39 in
March 65.1°F 42.4°F 53.7°F 5.28 in
April 73.5°F 49.5°F 61.5°F 5.07 in
May 81.0°F 58.4°F 69.7°F 5.01 in
June 87.7°F 66.6°F 77.1°F 4.60 in
July 90.8°F 70.0°F 80.4°F 5.38 in
August 90.2°F 69.2°F 79.7°F 3.86 in
September 85.8°F 63.7°F 74.7°F 4.42 in
October 76.1°F 51.8°F 63.9°F 3.60 in
November 64.1°F 41.2°F 52.6°F 4.53 in
December 55.4°F 34.9°F 45.1°F 5.62 in

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