Marion weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Marion, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Marion Junction 2 NE, 20 km from Marion; records cover 1950–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 54.6 in1387 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.2 in0.5 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 16
- First fall freeze
- Nov 8
- Heating degree days
- 2,352
- Cooling degree days
- 2,321
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Marion in January
Highs average 58°15° and lows 34°1°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1957)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 595
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Marion in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 37°3°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1962)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 429
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Marion in March
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°7°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1954)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 265
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Marion in April
Highs average 78°25° and lows 51°11°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 102
- Cooling degree days
- 80
Marion in May
Highs average 85°29° and lows 60°16°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1951)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 254
Marion in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 68°20°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1954)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 429
Marion in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 71°21°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1952)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 525
Marion in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 70°21°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 56°13° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 508
Marion in September
Highs average 89°31° and lows 65°18°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Marion in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°11°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 92
- Cooling degree days
- 118
Marion in November
Highs average 69°20° and lows 41°5°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2016)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 324
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Marion in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1978)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 527
- Cooling degree days
- 5