Climate · Rogersville

Rogersville, AL climate

Rogersville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
90°
148th coolest of 594 Alabama towns
January low
30°
24th coldest of 594 Alabama towns
Rain + melted snow
57 in
234th wettest of 594 Alabama towns
Snow a winter
1 in
67th snowiest of 573 Alabama towns
A normal year

What a year in Rogersville feels like

Winter

53° / 32°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

72° / 48°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 29

Summer

89° / 67°
Typical high / low · 43 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

74° / 49°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 4
Best months to be outsideAprMayOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Rogersville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January51°30°5.2" 0.5"110 33° – 48°
February55°33°5.3" 0.5"120 35° – 52°
March64°40°5.3" 0.3"120 46° – 62°
April73°47°5.3" 0100 55° – 66°
May80°57°4.7" 0110 64° – 73°
June87°65°4.3" 0110 72° – 79°
July90°68°4.8" 0110 75° – 82°
August90°67°4.0" 0100 73° – 84°
September84°60°3.7" 080 68° – 79°
October74°48°3.9" 090 58° – 67°
November62°38°4.3" 0100 45° – 56°
December53°33°6.2" 0120 33° – 53°
Year72°49°57.1"1.3"1280

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Rogersville

Rogersville gets 57 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and September the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 128 days a year.

57 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 96% of U.S. towns
1 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 85% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 83% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
6.2"

Snowfall by month

About 1.3" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 219 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 29 and the first one by November 4. That leaves about 219 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 82% of U.S. towns.

70
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
43
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Rogersville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Rogersville, 64% of that work is heating and 36% is cooling.

64%heating
3,188 heating degree daysLess heating than 84% of U.S. towns
1,765 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 84% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How Rogersville compares

Summer heat90° July high
Hotter than 79% of U.S. towns148th coolest of 594 Alabama towns
Winter cold30° January low
Milder than 82% of U.S. towns24th coldest of 594 Alabama towns
Precipitation57" a year
Wetter than 96% of U.S. towns234th wettest of 594 Alabama towns
Snow1" a winter
Less snow than 85% of U.S. towns67th snowiest of 573 Alabama towns
Growing season219 frost-free days
Longer than 82% of U.S. towns152nd shortest of 589 Alabama towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.6°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Rogersville averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.5°). The shift is smaller than in 94% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.2° now 43°, was 42°
🌷 Spring+0.6° now 60°, was 60°
☀️ Summer+0.2° now 78°, was 78°
🍂 Fall+0.3° now 61°, was 61°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Rogersville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 33° to 53°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Rogersville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Rogersville?

January, with a typical high of 51° and a low of 30°.

What is the hottest month in Rogersville?

July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 68°. About 43 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Rogersville get?

About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Rogersville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by March 29.

What is the rainiest month in Rogersville?

December, with 6.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 57 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Rogersville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Athens, AL (19 mi, snow) and Lexington, AL (11 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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