Elkmont weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elkmont, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at ATHENS, 18 km from Elkmont; records cover 1991–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.1 in1500 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 28
- First fall freeze
- Nov 6
- Heating degree days
- 2,889
- Cooling degree days
- 2,031
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elkmont in January
Highs average 51°11° and lows 34°1°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2022)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 701
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Elkmont in February
Highs average 56°13° and lows 37°3°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2023)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 525
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elkmont in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 44°6°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2020)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 356
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Elkmont in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 51°11°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 63
Elkmont in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°16°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1996)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 198
Elkmont in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 384
Elkmont in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 72°22°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Elkmont in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 71°22°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2007)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 476
Elkmont in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 65°18°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1999)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 300
Elkmont in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 53°11°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2019)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 124
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Elkmont in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 42°5°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 386
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Elkmont in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 37°3°, with 6.3 in160 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2015)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 612
- Cooling degree days
- 3