Sand Rock weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Sand Rock, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Sand Mt Substation, 19 km from Sand Rock; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.6 in1436 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 28
- First fall freeze
- Nov 1
- Heating degree days
- 3,451
- Cooling degree days
- 1,466
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Sand Rock in January
Highs average 49°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1952)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 786
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sand Rock in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 33°1°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1962)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 607
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sand Rock in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 40°5°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1982)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 438
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Sand Rock in April
Highs average 71°21° and lows 48°9°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1955)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 208
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Sand Rock in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1962)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Sand Rock in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1952)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 285
Sand Rock in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1952)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Sand Rock in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1983)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 368
Sand Rock in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 210
Sand Rock in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°10°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 179
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Sand Rock in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 39°4°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2016)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 461
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Sand Rock in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 34°1°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1998)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 691
- Cooling degree days
- 1