Belle Mina (2 mi N), Alabama climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Belle Mina (2 mi N)'s normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 54.5 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.4°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,385 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBelle Mina (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00010655
- Location34.69°N 86.88°W
- Elevation603 ft (184 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Belle Mina (2 mi N) is 71°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Belle Mina (2 mi N).
- Jan 49° 30°
- Feb 53° 32°
- Mar 62° 39°
- Apr 71° 47°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 89° 66°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 52° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Belle Mina (2 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.92 in), the least in August (3.38 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 30°F | 39.5°F | 5.32 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 32°F | 42.9°F | 5.13 | 0.5 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| March | 62°F | 39°F | 50.8°F | 5.08 | 0.3 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 47°F | 59.2°F | 5.08 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 57°F | 68.1°F | 4.55 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 65°F | 75.6°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 11 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.5°F | 4.45 | 0.0 | 11 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 66°F | 77.5°F | 3.38 | 0.0 | 9 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 60°F | 71.8°F | 3.90 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 48°F | 60.7°F | 3.50 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.4°F | 4.18 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 42.4°F | 5.92 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 49°F | 59.7°F | 54.51 | 1.1 | 122 | 61 | 76 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 135 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 130 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 17°C | 4°C | 10.4°C | 129 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 15°C | 22.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 150 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010655; 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.
Which months are mildest at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00010655.
When is the last frost at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
In Belle Mina (2 mi N), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 19 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 311 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 214 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 238 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Belle Mina (2 mi N) in zone 8a in ZIP code 35615, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (30 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 USC00010655; 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 at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
In a normal year in Belle Mina (2 mi N), 61 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 76 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 122 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 61a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 76a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 122a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1950) is 108°F, on July 28, 1952; the lowest is −19°F, on January 30, 1966.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 70.40 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 21.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00010655; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00010655. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Belle Mina (2 mi N), 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.5 |
| February | 64% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 78% | 3.9 |
| November | 76% | 2.9 |
| December | 67% | 2.2 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Belle Mina (2 mi N) record?
A normal year at Belle Mina (2 mi N) brings 3,493 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,588 cooling degree days, 75% more than 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 4,709 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 792 | 0 |
| February | 619 | 0 |
| March | 447 | 5 |
| April | 205 | 31 |
| May | 51 | 147 |
| June | 2 | 318 |
| July | 0 | 420 |
| August | 0 | 388 |
| September | 19 | 223 |
| October | 182 | 49 |
| November | 473 | 5 |
| December | 702 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,493 | 1,588 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00010655. 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.
Have recent years at Belle Mina (2 mi N) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 61.2°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.7°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.3°F | +0.5°F | 66.98 | – |
| 2022 | 60.2°F | +0.5°F | 53.35 | – |
| 2023 | 61.7°F | +2.0°F | 47.09 | – |
| 2024 | 62.6°F | +2.9°F | 53.19 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 61.2°F | +1.5°F | 48.94 | 4.4 |
Over 64 complete years from 1952 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.2°F per century (+0.18°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00010655; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Belle Mina (2 mi N)'s climate compare?
Belle Mina (2 mi N) is warmer than 6 of the 80 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.7°F is warmer than 74%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Belle Mina (2 mi N) 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.
Questions about Belle Mina (2 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
December, with 5.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.38 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Belle Mina (2 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Belle Mina (2 mi N) in zone 8a in ZIP code 35615, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Belle Mina (2 mi N)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 16. Waiting until April 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Decatur, AL4 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Huntsville, AL6 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Athens, AL7 miles from this station, 62.6°F a year
- Ardmore, TN21 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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