October
October · April · March
United States · 1991–2020
October leads for comfortable weather in Gardendale: typically 25.6°C by day, 12°C at night, with 36 mm of rain. Based on measured 1991–2020 NOAA station history.
October · April · March
September · June · May
November · March · February
The weakest month is January, scoring 44 against October’s 89 — days reach only 15°C, 9° below the 24°C the score treats as ideal, and nights drop to 0.5°C.
Month by month
The bars show the comfort score. Day and night temperatures come from daily observed highs and lows; rain is the historical monthly estimate.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Daylight | Comfort | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 0.5°C | 14 mm | 1.5 | 10 h 16 | 44 | Good coverage |
| February | 17.5°C | 2.4°C | 12 mm | 1.7 | 11 h | 56 | Good coverage |
| March | 22.1°C | 7°C | 22 mm | 2.7 | 11 h 53 | 79 | Good coverage |
| April | 27.1°C | 11.4°C | 17 mm | 1.5 | 12 h 55 | 83 | Good coverage |
| May | 31.1°C | 16.4°C | 40 mm | 3.2 | 13 h 46 | 73 | Good coverage |
| June | 34.9°C | 21.1°C | 33 mm | 3.2 | 14 h 14 | 53 | Good coverage |
| July | 35.2°C | 22.5°C | 31 mm | 2.9 | 14 h 03 | 50 | Good coverage |
| August | 35°C | 22.1°C | 37 mm | 3.2 | 13 h 19 | 51 | Good coverage |
| September | 30.6°C | 18°C | 47 mm | 4.4 | 12 h 19 | 70 | Good coverage |
| October | 25.6°C | 12°C | 36 mm | 3.3 | 11 h 20 | 89 | Good coverage |
| November | 19.5°C | 5.3°C | 19 mm | 2.1 | 10 h 29 | 68 | Good coverage |
| December | 14.8°C | 0.7°C | 12 mm | 1.8 | 10 h 04 | 44 | Good coverage |
| Month | Record high | Record low | Wettest day | Wettest / driest month | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C18 Jan 2000 | -14.4°C26 Jan 2026 | 42 mm2 Jan 2015 | 61 mm2015 · driest 0 mm in 2014 | 28 |
| February | 33.3°C11 Feb 2017 | -17.7°C15 Feb 2021 | 26 mm3 Feb 2010 | 37 mm2001 · driest 0 mm in 2025 | 28 |
| March | 37.2°C22 Mar 2026 | -8.3°C3 Mar 2002 | 42 mm4 Mar 2020 | 72 mm2020 · driest 0 mm in 2025 | 28 |
| April | 38.3°C25 Apr 2012 | -2.7°C7 Apr 2007 | 43 mm4 Apr 2004 | 63 mm2004 · driest 0 mm in 2013 | 28 |
| May | 42.8°C24 May 2000 | 0.6°C3 May 2013 | 86 mm24 May 2003 | 157 mm2007 · driest 0 mm in 2011 | 28 |
| June | 44.4°C25 Jun 2023 | 11.7°C10 Jun 2020 | 102 mm28 Jun 2021 | 140 mm2021 · driest 0 mm in 2011 | 28 |
| July | 43.9°C14 Jul 2020 | 16.1°C21 Jul 2021 | 54 mm3 Jul 2019 | 195 mm2009 · driest 0 mm in 2020 | 28 |
| August | 44.4°C26 Aug 2019 | 15.0°C29 Aug 2009 | 64 mm2 Aug 2007 | 95 mm2005 · driest 0 mm in 2024 | 27 |
| September | 41.1°C5 Sep 2023 | 6.1°C25 Sep 2000 | 103 mm28 Sep 2012 | 147 mm2012 · driest 0 mm in 2000 | 27 |
| October | 38.3°C2 Oct 2000 | -7.7°C31 Oct 2019 | 55 mm22 Oct 2015 | 107 mm2005 · driest 0 mm in 2021 | 27 |
| November | 32.2°C7 Nov 2023 | -10.0°C29 Nov 2001 | 46 mm17 Nov 2024 | 123 mm2004 · driest 0 mm in 2010 | 27 |
| December | 28.9°C24 Dec 2021 | -13.3°C8 Dec 2005 | 28 mm20 Dec 2013 | 38 mm2006 · driest 0 mm in 1999 | 28 |
| Month | Days 25°C+ | Days 30°C+ | Frost nights | Heavy rain (10 mm+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0 | 16 | <1 |
| February | 5 | <1 | 10 | <1 |
| March | 12 | 3 | 3 | <1 |
| April | 21 | 11 | <1 | <1 |
| May | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| June | 30 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| July | 31 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| August | 31 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| September | 27 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| October | 19 | 8 | <1 | 1 |
| November | 7 | <1 | 5 | <1 |
| December | 2 | 0 | 15 | <1 |
| Month | Warm & dry days | Wet days | Washouts | Week with 3+ wet days | Daytime mean has ranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 11.6–17.0°C |
| February | 43% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 14.3–22.0°C |
| March | 65% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 19.5–24.9°C |
| April | 87% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 24.8–28.8°C |
| May | 87% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 28.9–33.8°C |
| June | 90% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 32.9–36.6°C |
| July | 91% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 32.8–37.8°C |
| August | 90% | 10% | 4% | 9% | 32.8–37.3°C |
| September | 87% | 13% | 4% | 11% | 28.4–33.4°C |
| October | 80% | 11% | 3% | 9% | 23.8–28.7°C |
| November | 53% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 16.1–22.4°C |
| December | 26% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 12.5–17.9°C |
A warm and dry day reaches 20°C with under 1 mm of rain; a wet day gets 1 mm or more; a washout gets 10 mm or more. The week column is the share of seven-day stretches in that month, across the station’s whole daily record, that contained three or more wet days — the odds a week-long trip is rained on repeatedly, counted rather than modelled. The last column is the 10th to 90th percentile of that month’s daytime average across individual years: a narrow band means the average is what you will get, a wide one means the average is a midpoint between years that felt quite different.
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