Is this weather normal in Sumter County?

Alabama · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Sumter County just had its 5th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 72°, lows near 47°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Sumter County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.5°OctNov: +2.1°NovDec: +1.4°DecJan 2026: -0.2°JanFeb: +3.2°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +4.2°AprMay: -0.8°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +1.7°JulAug: +3.0°AugSep: +5.0°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.1 inOctNov: -1.9 inNovDec: -3.1 inDecJan 2026: +1.4 inJanFeb: -3.2 inFebMar: -2.2 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: +4.2 inMayJun: +3.4 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -1.3 inAugSep: -1.5 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Sumter County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January57° / 35°5.2 in60.4° 195032.4° 1940
February61° / 38°5.4 in58.8° 193237.7° 1895
March70° / 45°5.4 in65.4° 201246.5° 1960
April77° / 51°5.0 in69.3° 196759.0° 1901
May84° / 60°3.8 in78.0° 189965.7° 1976
June90° / 68°4.3 in85.3° 191474.2° 1955
July92° / 71°4.8 in84.8° 193076.7° 1967
August91° / 70°4.2 in85.6° 195475.6° 1967
September87° / 65°3.4 in83.7° 192569.7° 1967
October78° / 53°3.3 in74.0° 191957.0° 1952
November67° / 42°4.1 in62.7° 202446.8° 1976
December59° / 37°5.1 in58.1° 202138.0° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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