Aliceville, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Aliceville's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.4°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationAliceville
- Station IDUSC00010178
- Location33.13°N 88.16°W
- Elevation195 ft (59 m)
- Population2,038
On October 23, the normal high in Aliceville is 74°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Aliceville.
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 75° 50°
- May 82° 59°
- Jun 89° 67°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 77° 52°
- Nov 66° 42°
- Dec 58° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Aliceville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 37°F | 48.2°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 43°F | 55.7°F | – | <1 | 8 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 50°F | 62.5°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | – | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 67°F | 77.7°F | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 81.1°F | – | 22 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.1°F | – | 19 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | – | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 52°F | 64.5°F | – | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 42°F | 53.8°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 36°F | 46.8°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 52°F | 63.3°F | – | 73 | 62 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 6.7°C |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.0°C |
| March | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.4°C |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.3°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.7°C |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 18.1°C |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C |
| December | 14°C | 2°C | 8.2°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Gainesville Lock (20 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010178; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Aliceville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010178.
When is the last frost in Aliceville?
In Aliceville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 24 in half of years and after April 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 8 in half of years and before October 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 241 year in 10 after April 13; 9 in 10 after March 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 81 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 230 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 259 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 8 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Aliceville in zone 8b in ZIP code 35442, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00010178; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Aliceville?
In a normal year in Aliceville, 73 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 62 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 73a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 62a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00010178.
How sunny is Aliceville?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Aliceville, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.6 |
| February | 67% | 3.2 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 68% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Aliceville need?
A normal year in Aliceville brings 2,621 heating degree days, 51% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,041 cooling degree days, 2.2 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,569 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 651 | 1 |
| February | 474 | 4 |
| March | 307 | 19 |
| April | 132 | 57 |
| May | 26 | 193 |
| June | 0 | 383 |
| July | 0 | 498 |
| August | 0 | 468 |
| September | 6 | 308 |
| October | 112 | 97 |
| November | 349 | 13 |
| December | 565 | 3 |
| Year (annual) | 2,621 | 2,041 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010178. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Aliceville been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 64.4°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.3°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.4°F | +1.1°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00010178. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Aliceville's climate compare?
Aliceville is warmer than 38 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.3°F is warmer than 84%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Aliceville share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Carrollton, AL968 people · 10 mi N
- Union, AL167 people · 17 mi SE
- McMullen, AL34 people · 2 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Aliceville's climate
What is the coldest month in Aliceville?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Aliceville?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Aliceville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Gainesville Lock (20 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Aliceville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Aliceville in zone 8b in ZIP code 35442, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Aliceville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 24; in one year in ten it comes after April 13. Waiting until April 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gainesville, AL20 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Macon, MS24 miles from this station, 62.7°F a year
- Columbus, MS27 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- Tuscaloosa, AL32 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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