Brewton, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Brewton's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 61.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.6°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,561 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBrewton (3 mi NNE)
- Station IDUSW00063899
- Location31.14°N 87.05°W
- Elevation170 ft (52 m)
- Population5,129
On October 23, the normal high in Brewton is 76°F and the normal low 52°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Brewton.
- Jan 60° 38°
- Feb 65° 41°
- Mar 71° 46°
- Apr 77° 53°
- May 85° 61°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 89° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 65°
- Oct 79° 55°
- Nov 69° 45°
- Dec 62° 40°
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 Brewton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F. The most precipitation falls in July (6.65 in), the least in October (3.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 38°F | 49.0°F | 5.90 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 41°F | 53.1°F | 4.22 | 10 | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 46°F | 58.7°F | 5.11 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 53°F | 65.0°F | 4.99 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 61°F | 72.6°F | 4.48 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 88°F | 68°F | 78.1°F | 6.36 | 11 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 89°F | 70°F | 79.9°F | 6.65 | 13 | 17 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 70°F | 79.7°F | 6.15 | 13 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 65°F | 75.9°F | 3.80 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 3.40 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 45°F | 56.8°F | 4.09 | 6 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 40°F | 51.1°F | 6.32 | 11 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 54°F | 65.5°F | 61.47 | 110 | 61 | 35 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 150 mm |
| February | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 107 mm |
| March | 22°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 130 mm |
| April | 25°C | 11°C | 18.3°C | 127 mm |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 114 mm |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 162 mm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.6°C | 169 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 156 mm |
| September | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C | 97 mm |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 86 mm |
| November | 21°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 104 mm |
| December | 17°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 161 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Brewton's own co-op station Brewton (3 mi SSE) does: 0 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063899; 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 Brewton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USW00063899.
When is the last frost in Brewton?
In Brewton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 16 in half of years and before November 1 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 141 year in 10 after April 2; 9 in 10 after February 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 161 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 248 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 278 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 27 in half of springs and before November 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brewton in zone 8b in ZIP code 36426, 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 USW00063899; 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 Brewton?
In a normal year in Brewton, 61 days a year reach 90°F, 35 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 61a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 35a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00063899.
How sunny is Brewton?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Brewton, 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 Brewton need?
A normal year in Brewton brings 1,932 heating degree days, 64% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,156 cooling degree days, 2.4 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 6,075 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 503 | 6 |
| February | 344 | 11 |
| March | 221 | 28 |
| April | 76 | 76 |
| May | 10 | 245 |
| June | 0 | 394 |
| July | 0 | 462 |
| August | 0 | 456 |
| September | 2 | 328 |
| October | 69 | 120 |
| November | 270 | 24 |
| December | 438 | 8 |
| Year (annual) | 1,932 | 2,156 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063899. 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 Brewton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 66.4°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 65.5°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.8°F | +0.3°F | 70.97 |
| 2022 | 65.7°F | +0.2°F | 60.56 |
| 2023 | 67.3°F | +1.8°F | 46.78 |
| 2024 | 67.2°F | +1.7°F | 59.42 |
| 2025 | 66.4°F | +0.9°F | 47.78 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00063899. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Brewton's climate compare?
Brewton is warmer than 64 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 64. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.5°F is warmer than 89%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Brewton 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 Brewton share this climate record?
8 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.
- East Brewton, AL2,251 people · 4 mi S
- Century, FL1,780 people · 17 mi SW
- Jay, FL583 people · 15 mi SW
- Mount Carmel, FL270 people · 11 mi S
- Berrydale, FL205 people · 17 mi S
- Riverview, AL163 people · 6 mi S
- Fidelis, FL89 people · 15 mi S
- Dixonville, FL43 people · 11 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Brewton's other NOAA stations record?
2 more NOAA stations keep 1991-2020 normals in or near Brewton. This page uses Brewton (3 mi NNE); the others differ by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewton (3 mi ENE) USC00011080 | in town | 160 ft | 65.3°F | 38°F | 90°F | 72.2 | – | March 15 |
| Brewton (3 mi SSE) USC00011084 | 6 mi S | 85 ft | 67.3°F | 39°F | 92°F | 65.3 | 0 | March 10 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Brewton's climate
What is the coldest month in Brewton?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Brewton?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Brewton's NOAA station; Brewton's own co-op station Brewton (3 mi SSE) records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Brewton?
July, with 6.65 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Brewton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Brewton in zone 8b in ZIP code 36426, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Brewton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 2. Waiting until April 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Evergreen, AL19 miles from this station, 67.2°F a year
- Atmore, AL23 miles from this station, 67.4°F a year
- Milton, FL26 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- Whiting Field Naval Air Station, FL30 miles from this station, 66.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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