Camp Hill, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Camp Hill's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.2°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationCamp Hill (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00011324
- Location32.82°N 85.66°W
- Elevation680 ft (207 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population965
On October 23, the normal high in Camp Hill is 75°F and the normal low 43°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Camp Hill.
- Jan 57° 29°
- Feb 61° 32°
- Mar 68° 38°
- Apr 76° 45°
- May 83° 55°
- Jun 89° 62°
- Jul 91° 67°
- Aug 91° 63°
- Sep 87° 60°
- Oct 77° 47°
- Nov 67° 37°
- Dec 58° 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 in Camp Hill each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 29°F | 42.6°F | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 32°F | 46.5°F | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 38°F | 53.0°F | – | <1 | 13 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 45°F | 60.5°F | – | <1 | 4 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 55°F | 69.0°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 62°F | 75.7°F | – | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 67°F | 78.7°F | – | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 63°F | 76.7°F | – | 17 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 60°F | 73.0°F | – | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 47°F | 61.9°F | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 37°F | 52.0°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 32°F | 45.3°F | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 47°F | 61.2°F | – | 63 | 86 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −2°C | 5.9°C |
| February | 16°C | 0°C | 8.1°C |
| March | 20°C | 3°C | 11.7°C |
| April | 24°C | 7°C | 15.8°C |
| May | 28°C | 13°C | 20.6°C |
| June | 32°C | 17°C | 24.3°C |
| July | 33°C | 19°C | 25.9°C |
| August | 33°C | 17°C | 24.8°C |
| September | 30°C | 15°C | 22.8°C |
| October | 25°C | 8°C | 16.6°C |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 11.1°C |
| December | 15°C | 0°C | 7.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Opelika (17 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 USC00011324; 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 Camp Hill?
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 USC00011324.
When is the last frost in Camp Hill?
In Camp Hill, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 16 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
- April 111 year in 10 after April 26; 9 in 10 after March 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 201 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 221 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Camp Hill in zone 8a in ZIP code 36850, 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 USC00011324; 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 Camp Hill?
In a normal year in Camp Hill, 63 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 86 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 63a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 86a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1900) is 109°F, on September 5, 1925; the lowest is −1°F, on January 24, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1975, with 91.03 in; the snowiest season is 1923–24, with 5.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00011324; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00011324. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Camp Hill?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Camp Hill, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.8 |
| February | 70% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.5 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 79% | 3.2 |
| 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 Camp Hill need?
A normal year in Camp Hill brings 2,955 heating degree days, 45% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,611 cooling degree days, 78% 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 4,916 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 695 | 0 |
| February | 517 | 0 |
| March | 377 | 7 |
| April | 173 | 37 |
| May | 29 | 153 |
| June | 1 | 322 |
| July | 0 | 425 |
| August | 0 | 363 |
| September | 8 | 248 |
| October | 148 | 50 |
| November | 397 | 6 |
| December | 610 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,955 | 1,611 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00011324. 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 Camp Hill's climate compare?
Camp Hill is warmer than 17 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 61.2°F is warmer than 78%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Camp Hill share this climate record?
2 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.
- Dadeville, AL2,934 people · 7 mi W
- Waverly, AL148 people · 8 mi SE
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 Camp Hill's climate
What is the coldest month in Camp Hill?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Camp Hill?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Camp Hill's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Opelika (17 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Camp Hill in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Camp Hill in zone 8a in ZIP code 36850, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Camp Hill?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 26. Waiting until April 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lafayette (2 mi W), AL14 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Opelika, AL17 miles from this station, 62.3°F a year
- Alexander City, AL19 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Auburn, AL19 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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