Sylvan Springs, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sylvan Springs has an annual average temperature of 63.7°F with about 55.5 inches of precipitation per year and 1.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.8°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.42 in) and October the driest (3.26 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,298
Cooling need
1,839

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

51 of 366 (13.9%) of Sylvan Springs'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.

1970s
23
1980s
130
1990s
97
2000s
58
2010s
43
2020s
15

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 55.7°F 33.8°F 44.8°F 5.40 in 0.4 in 10
February 60.6°F 37.0°F 48.8°F 5.38 in 11
March 68.3°F 43.3°F 55.8°F 5.42 in 0.7 in 11
April 76.0°F 50.1°F 63.1°F 5.11 in 9
May 83.0°F 59.4°F 71.2°F 4.55 in 9
June 89.1°F 66.7°F 77.9°F 4.53 in 11
July 91.8°F 70.5°F 81.2°F 4.76 in 11
August 91.7°F 69.6°F 80.6°F 3.98 in 10
September 87.1°F 63.8°F 75.4°F 3.45 in 6
October 77.1°F 52.6°F 64.8°F 3.26 in 7
November 66.0°F 41.5°F 53.8°F 4.45 in 8
December 57.9°F 36.7°F 47.3°F 5.20 in 0.1 in 11

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