Camden, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Camden's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.2°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationCamden (3 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00011301
- Location32.03°N 87.32°W
- Elevation235 ft (72 m)
- Population1,695
On October 10, the normal high in Camden is 81°F and the normal low 55°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Camden.
- Jan 58° 36°
- Feb 62° 39°
- Mar 71° 46°
- Apr 78° 51°
- May 85° 61°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 92° 70°
- Aug 91° 69°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 78° 52°
- Nov 68° 42°
- Dec 59° 38°
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 Camden each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 36°F | 46.9°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 62°F | 39°F | 50.8°F | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 46°F | 58.4°F | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 51°F | 64.4°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 85°F | 61°F | 72.8°F | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 79.0°F | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 70°F | 81.1°F | – | 24 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 69°F | 80.2°F | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 64°F | 75.8°F | – | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 78°F | 52°F | 65.4°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 42°F | 54.8°F | – | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 38°F | 48.4°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 53°F | 64.8°F | – | 78 | 44 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 2°C | 8.3°C |
| February | 17°C | 4°C | 10.4°C |
| March | 22°C | 8°C | 14.7°C |
| April | 25°C | 11°C | 18.0°C |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.3°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.8°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.3°C |
| October | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 12.7°C |
| December | 15°C | 3°C | 9.1°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00011301; 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 Camden?
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 USC00011301.
When is the last frost in Camden?
In Camden, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 18 in half of years and after April 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 11 in half of years and before October 30 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 181 year in 10 after April 5; 9 in 10 after February 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 111 year in 10 before October 30; 9 in 10 before December 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 241 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 266 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 3 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Camden in zone 8b in ZIP code 36726, 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 USC00011301; 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 Camden?
In a normal year in Camden, 78 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 44 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 78a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 44a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1908) is 107°F, on August 19, 2000; the lowest is 0°F, on January 22, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 71.78 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 6.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00011301; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00011301. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Camden?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Camden, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.8 |
| February | 69% | 3.3 |
| March | 73% | 4.5 |
| April | 78% | 5.6 |
| May | 81% | 6.2 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 69% | 2.4 |
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 Camden need?
A normal year in Camden brings 2,252 heating degree days, 58% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,215 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,940 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 563 | 3 |
| February | 404 | 5 |
| March | 236 | 32 |
| April | 100 | 81 |
| May | 9 | 251 |
| June | 0 | 418 |
| July | 0 | 497 |
| August | 0 | 471 |
| September | 2 | 327 |
| October | 96 | 108 |
| November | 322 | 18 |
| December | 520 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,252 | 2,215 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00011301. 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.
How does Camden's climate compare?
Camden is warmer than 59 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 64.8°F is warmer than 87%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Camden share this climate record?
7 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.
- Boykin, AL280 people · 3 mi NE
- Vredenburgh, AL214 people · 14 mi S
- Yellow Bluff, AL211 people · 11 mi SW
- Beatrice, AL196 people · 21 mi S
- Pine Apple, AL124 people · 22 mi SE
- Oak Hill, AL9 people · 15 mi SE
- Catherine, AL5 people · 14 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 Camden's climate
What is the coldest month in Camden?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 70°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Camden in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Camden in zone 8b in ZIP code 36726, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Camden?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 18; in one year in ten it comes after April 5. Waiting until April 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Thomasville, AL27 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Selma, AL29 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Marion, AL31 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Whatley, AL35 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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