Atmore, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Atmore's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 63.6 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.1 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.7°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,616 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAtmore
- Station IDUSC00010402
- Location31.18°N 87.44°W
- Elevation300 ft (91 m)
- Population8,310
On October 23, the normal high in Atmore is 78°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Atmore.
- Jan 61° 39°
- Feb 65° 43°
- Mar 72° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 86° 64°
- Jun 91° 71°
- Jul 92° 73°
- Aug 92° 73°
- Sep 89° 68°
- Oct 80° 57°
- Nov 70° 47°
- Dec 63° 42°
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 Atmore each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in July (6.94 in), the least in October (3.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 39°F | 49.8°F | 5.97 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 43°F | 53.8°F | 4.82 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 49°F | 60.4°F | 5.41 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 55°F | 66.8°F | 4.84 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 64°F | 74.8°F | 5.09 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 91°F | 71°F | 80.8°F | 6.00 | 12 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 73°F | 82.7°F | 6.94 | 14 | 22 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 82.3°F | 5.56 | 12 | 22 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 68°F | 78.3°F | 5.43 | 9 | 12 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 57°F | 68.7°F | 3.60 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 47°F | 58.4°F | 4.60 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 42°F | 52.3°F | 5.38 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 57°F | 67.4°F | 63.64 | 113 | 81 | 30 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 4°C | 9.9°C | 152 mm |
| February | 18°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 122 mm |
| March | 22°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 137 mm |
| April | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 123 mm |
| May | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 129 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.1°C | 152 mm |
| July | 34°C | 23°C | 28.2°C | 176 mm |
| August | 33°C | 23°C | 27.9°C | 141 mm |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 138 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 91 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 117 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 137 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010402; 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 Atmore?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00010402.
When is the last frost in Atmore?
In Atmore, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 28 in half of years and after March 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 27 in half of years and before November 8 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
- February 281 year in 10 after March 21; 9 in 10 after February 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 271 year in 10 before November 8; 9 in 10 before December 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 270 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 305 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 12 in half of springs and before December 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Atmore in zone 9a in ZIP code 36503, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Atmore's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (27 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00010402; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Atmore?
In a normal year in Atmore, 81 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 30 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 113 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 81a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 113a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1940) is 105°F, on July 24, 1952; the lowest is 1°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2017, with 90.15 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 2.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00010402; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00010402. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Atmore?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Atmore, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.9 |
| February | 70% | 3.5 |
| March | 75% | 4.6 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 81% | 6.3 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 5.1 |
| October | 82% | 4.3 |
| November | 79% | 3.3 |
| December | 71% | 2.5 |
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 Atmore need?
A normal year in Atmore brings 1,757 heating degree days, 67% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,673 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,718 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 477 | 7 |
| February | 328 | 15 |
| March | 190 | 48 |
| April | 61 | 115 |
| May | 6 | 311 |
| June | 0 | 474 |
| July | 0 | 549 |
| August | 0 | 536 |
| September | 1 | 400 |
| October | 55 | 169 |
| November | 232 | 36 |
| December | 407 | 13 |
| Year (annual) | 1,757 | 2,673 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010402. 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 Atmore been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 66.8°F, 0.6°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 67.4°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.3°F | +0.9°F | 77.90 |
| 2022 | 67.2°F | −0.2°F | 61.23 |
| 2023 | 68.2°F | +0.8°F | 53.12 |
| 2024 | 67.6°F | +0.2°F | 60.56 |
| 2025 | 66.8°F | −0.6°F | 54.79 |
Over 32 complete years from 1987 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.2°F per century (+0.23°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00010402; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Atmore's climate compare?
Atmore is warmer than 73 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 68. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.4°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Atmore is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Atmore 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.
- Frisco City, AL1,106 people · 18 mi N
- Uriah, AL214 people · 9 mi N
- Megargel, AL9 people · 14 mi N
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 Atmore's climate
What is the coldest month in Atmore?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Atmore?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.1 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Atmore?
July, with 6.94 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Atmore in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Atmore in zone 9a in ZIP code 36503, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Atmore's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Atmore?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 28; in one year in ten it comes after March 21. Waiting until March 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Brewton, AL23 miles from this station, 65.5°F a year
- Evergreen, AL29 miles from this station, 67.2°F a year
- Bay Minette, AL29 miles from this station, 67.5°F a year
- Milton, FL33 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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