Rutledge, AL

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rutledge has an annual average temperature of 62.2°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.2°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
33.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,469
Cooling need
1,455

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Rutledge'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.

1890s
5
1900s
46
1910s
55
1920s
36
1930s
54
1940s
35
1950s
38
1960s
16
1970s
22
1980s
28
1990s
11
2000s
15
2010s
5

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 57.6°F 32.2°F 44.9°F in
February 61.2°F 34.7°F 47.9°F in
March 68.6°F 40.5°F 54.5°F in
April 75.5°F 47.0°F 61.2°F in
May 82.5°F 55.6°F 69.0°F in
June 87.6°F 63.3°F 75.5°F in
July 89.2°F 67.0°F 78.1°F in
August 89.1°F 66.3°F 77.7°F in
September 85.6°F 60.7°F 73.2°F in
October 77.1°F 50.1°F 63.6°F in
November 67.1°F 39.4°F 53.2°F in
December 59.7°F 35.0°F 47.4°F in
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