Brilliant weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Brilliant, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hamilton, 24 km from Brilliant; records cover 1962–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 61.7 in1567 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 3,304
- Cooling degree days
- 1,782
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Brilliant in January
Highs average 53°11° and lows 28°−2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2002)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 764
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Brilliant in February
Highs average 58°14° and lows 31°0°, with 6 in153 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1996)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 580
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Brilliant in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 38°3°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2007)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 410
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Brilliant in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 45°7°, with 6.1 in155 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1987)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 189
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Brilliant in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 55°13°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1996)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 155
Brilliant in June
Highs average 89°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 340
Brilliant in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 68°20°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1980)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 459
Brilliant in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 67°19°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2007)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 437
Brilliant in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 60°16°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2000)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 263
Brilliant in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 47°8°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 169
- Cooling degree days
- 64
Brilliant in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 36°2°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2016)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 454
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Brilliant in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°0°, with 6.4 in163 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 676
- Cooling degree days
- 2