Roanoke, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Roanoke has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 53 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 88.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.34 in) and October the driest (2.78 in).

Annual swing
34.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,625
Cooling need
1,494

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Roanoke'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
71
1950s
84
1960s
44
1970s
36
1980s
17
1990s
19
2000s
55
2010s
15
2020s
25

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 54.2°F 32.2°F 43.2°F 5.27 in 10
February 60.0°F 35.7°F 47.9°F 5.34 in 9
March 67.6°F 41.8°F 54.7°F 5.23 in 9
April 75.3°F 47.9°F 61.6°F 4.37 in 8
May 82.3°F 56.8°F 69.6°F 4.11 in 8
June 87.4°F 64.8°F 76.1°F 4.85 in 10
July 88.7°F 67.5°F 78.1°F 4.47 in 11
August 88.8°F 67.5°F 78.1°F 4.02 in 9
September 84.6°F 61.1°F 72.9°F 3.39 in 6
October 75.0°F 49.4°F 62.2°F 2.78 in 6
November 64.8°F 39.5°F 52.1°F 4.12 in 6
December 57.1°F 34.6°F 45.8°F 5.08 in 9

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