Rutledge weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Rutledge, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Highland Home 2 S, 21 km from Rutledge; records cover 2008–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 54.4 in1381 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 5
- First fall freeze
- Nov 23
- Heating degree days
- 2,014
- Cooling degree days
- 2,073
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 22°−6° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Rutledge in January
Highs average 58°14° and lows 39°4°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2013)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 519
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Rutledge in February
Highs average 62°17° and lows 42°5°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2026)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 372
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Rutledge in March
Highs average 69°20° and lows 48°9°, with 5.9 in149 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2023)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 232
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Rutledge in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 84
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Rutledge in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°17°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2011)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 234
Rutledge in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 68°20°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2010)
- Record low
- 54°12° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 372
Rutledge in July
Highs average 89°31° and lows 71°22°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2010)
- Record low
- 60°16° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 453
Rutledge in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 70°21°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2010)
- Record low
- 59°15° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
Rutledge in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 66°19°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2010)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 319
Rutledge in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 56°13°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 68
- Cooling degree days
- 118
Rutledge in November
Highs average 67°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 268
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Rutledge in December
Highs average 60°16° and lows 41°5°, with 5.1 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2016)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 454
- Cooling degree days
- 4