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Monthly climate in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Muscle Shoals features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (7 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1527 mm (60.1 inches) and receives 134 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Muscle Shoals enjoys an average of 3006 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States §

The warmest months in Muscle Shoals are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (44 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Muscle Shoals experiences 143 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 34 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Muscle Shoals, 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 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(16°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States §

Muscle Shoals usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 12 rainy days and 165 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Muscle Shoals are January, October and November. On average, 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Muscle Shoals, 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) 113 (4.5) 178 (7.0) 157 (6.2) 159 (6.3) 122 (4.8) 121 (4.7) 120 (4.7) 115 (4.5) 115 (4.5) 113 (4.4) 69 (2.7) 145 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 13 13 10 11 13 15 13 8 10 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States §

The sunniest months in Muscle Shoals are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Muscle Shoals: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Muscle Shoals, 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 148 162 216 268 302 308 331 309 284 265 226 180
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 56m 11h 59m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 20m 11h 15m 10h 19m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States §

Muscle Shoals experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Muscle Shoals UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Muscle Shoals, 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) 4 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 5 4

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States

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