Cowarts, AL climate
Cowarts has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Cowarts feels like
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Cowarts weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 39° | 5.0" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42° – 57° |
| February | 65° | 42° | 5.0" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 44° – 64° |
| March | 72° | 48° | 5.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54° – 68° |
| April | 79° | 54° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62° – 71° |
| May | 86° | 62° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 71° – 78° |
| June | 90° | 69° | 5.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 76° – 84° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 5.9" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 79° – 85° |
| August | 91° | 71° | 5.4" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 79° – 84° |
| September | 88° | 67° | 4.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75° – 82° |
| October | 80° | 57° | 3.1" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64° – 72° |
| November | 70° | 46° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| December | 63° | 42° | 5.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43° – 61° |
| Year | 78° | 56° | 56.0" | 0.1" | 114 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Cowarts
Cowarts gets 56 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 114 days a year.
About 264 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 5 and the first one by November 24. That leaves about 264 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 92% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cowarts
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cowarts, 42% of that work is heating and 58% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Cowarts and its neighbors
Cowarts borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.5°. Dothan has the coldest January nights (39°) and Avon the hottest July afternoons (92°). Cowarts’s January low is 39° and its July high 92°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Cowarts compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cowarts averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.2°). The shift is smaller than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cowarts’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 44° to 64°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Cowarts’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cowarts?
January, with a typical high of 61° and a low of 39°.
What is the hottest month in Cowarts?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 72°. About 90 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cowarts get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.1 inches.
When is the first frost in Cowarts?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 24, and the last spring frost by March 5.
What is the rainiest month in Cowarts?
July, with 5.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 56 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cowarts itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Headland, AL (11 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.