Athens, AL Weather & Climate Normals
Athens's real weather, in one number
Athens, AL scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Athens's hottest and coldest months
Athens's hottest month is Jul, averaging 81°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 42°F, a 38.6°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Athens's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 34°F | 5.52in | 0.5in |
| Feb | 56°F | 37°F | 5.43in | 0.5in |
| Mar | 65°F | 44°F | 5.59in | 0.3in |
| Apr | 73°F | 51°F | 5.4in | 0in |
| May | 80°F | 60°F | 4.85in | 0in |
| Jun | 87°F | 68°F | 4.76in | 0in |
| Jul | 90°F | 72°F | 4.89in | 0in |
| Aug | 90°F | 71°F | 3.93in | 0in |
| Sep | 85°F | 65°F | 3.77in | 0in |
| Oct | 75°F | 53°F | 4.02in | 0in |
| Nov | 63°F | 42°F | 4.61in | 0in |
| Dec | 54°F | 37°F | 6.29in | 0in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Athens at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Athens
Athens averages 59.06in of precipitation a year across roughly 128 days with measurable rain or snow, and 1.3in of snow a year.
Where Athens ranks
Athens ranks 3281 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 100 of 107 within AL. About 32,587 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Athens, AL US, 0.3 miles from Athens, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure