Centre, AL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Centre's primary NOAA station, CENTRE.
The climate verdict for Centre
Water is the standout signal in Centre, Alabama: 57.1 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 60°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 57.1"
- annual precipitation
- 208 days
- frost-free growing season
Centre: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00011490 · Centre, AL 60°F mean · 57.1" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,077
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oceana
- PRCP-WET 57.1"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,421 HDD
- STN-1 USC00011490
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Oceana, VA (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AL station list.
- Centre (this station) 60°F
- Cold Allatoona Dam, GA 60°F
- Hot Summerville, GA 60°F
- Near Oceana, VA 60°F
- Near Addison, AL 60°F
Climate Living Index · Centre
Centre: 66/100 · grade C
Centre publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Centre, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 83 calendar days | 81/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.7°F · 7.8° from 67.5°F | 75/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 208 days/year | 70/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 57.1 in · 22.1 from 35 in | 21/100 · F |
Centre · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Centre is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 39.7°F and warmest-month mean 78.1°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.1°F
- Coldest month
- 39.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Centre sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Centre's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 26% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Centre sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 8% wettest
- Centre's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 71%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Centre is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Centre compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Centre's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F (10°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 5.2" | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 5.5" | 16.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 5.6" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 4.8" | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.7" | 0.0 | 12.3 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.7" | 0.0 | 17.1 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.6" | 0.0 | 16.1 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.6" | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| November | 63°F (17°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 4.3" | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 5.3" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Centre works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 19 and hold at or above 90°F on 18 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 65 dates, bottoming at 28°F around January 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 15 through August 1, covering 18 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 4 to October 27.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 18, then returns to freezing around December 16, covering 65 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
April 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Centre.
Where Centre Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 57 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Centre earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Centre spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Centre has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: March averages 5.6" and October 3.6". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 6
50% probability date
Growing Season
208 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,421
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,509
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AL closest to Centre on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (60°F here).
- Cary, NC 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Chapel Hill, NC 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Emporia, VA 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Guthrie, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (57.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Wildwood, TX 57.1" · 0.0" off
- Sparta, NC 57.1" · 0.0" off
- Hohenwald, TN 57.1" · 0.0" off
- Canton, MS 57.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Centre's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Centre's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,421 annual heating degree days against 1,509 for cooling. Its 38.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Centre's frost-free season lasts about 208 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Centre's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.4°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Centre carries 57.1 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Centre's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Centre, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Centre's primary station: CENTRE (USC00011490). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 0113648). Match rule for Centre: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Centre comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.