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Monthly climate in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cottonwood features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1283 mm (50.5 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cottonwood enjoys an average of 3159 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States §

The warmest months in Cottonwood are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 15 °C (53 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cottonwood experiences 198 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum -4°C
(26°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States §

Cottonwood usually has the most precipitation in June, August and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cottonwood are March, October and November. On average, 65 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92 (3.6) 117 (4.6) 68 (2.7) 106 (4.2) 95 (3.7) 130 (5.1) 125 (4.9) 167 (6.6) 122 (4.8) 83 (3.3) 45 (1.8) 132 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 8 9 10 16 21 21 12 7 7 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States §

The sunniest months in Cottonwood are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cottonwood: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 176 186 264 286 311 286 322 309 289 279 243 205
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 23m 11h 5m 12h 0m 12h 56m 13h 43m 14h 6m 13h 53m 13h 12m 12h 18m 11h 22m 10h 34m 10h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States §

Cottonwood experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cottonwood UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cottonwood, Alabama, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 8 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 6 4