Rockford, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROCKFORD 3 ESE, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rockford has an annual average temperature of 62.5°F with about 60.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.6°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.93 in) and October the driest (3.60 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,427
Cooling need
1,527

Best time to visit Rockford

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Rockford'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
106
1960s
76
1970s
65
1980s
47
1990s
8
2000s
27
2010s
37
2020s
0

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 54.6°F 34.6°F 44.6°F 5.72 in 9
February 59.5°F 37.7°F 48.6°F 5.79 in 10
March 67.4°F 43.4°F 55.4°F 5.93 in 9
April 75.0°F 49.6°F 62.3°F 5.19 in 8
May 81.0°F 58.3°F 69.7°F 4.78 in 8
June 86.1°F 65.6°F 75.9°F 4.54 in 9
July 88.7°F 69.2°F 79.0°F 5.33 in 11
August 87.2°F 68.7°F 77.9°F 5.07 in 10
September 83.2°F 63.7°F 73.4°F 3.79 in 6
October 73.9°F 52.5°F 63.2°F 3.60 in 6
November 64.0°F 42.2°F 53.1°F 4.97 in 7
December 56.7°F 37.1°F 46.9°F 5.48 in 10

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