Centre, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Centre's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 57.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.4°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,450 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCentre
- Station IDUSC00011490
- Location34.15°N 85.68°W
- Elevation600 ft (183 m)
- Population3,845
On October 22, the normal high in Centre is 72°F and the normal low 45°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Centre.
- Jan 51° 29°
- Feb 55° 31°
- Mar 64° 38°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 80° 54°
- Jun 86° 63°
- Jul 90° 67°
- Aug 89° 66°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 63° 37°
- Dec 53° 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 Centre each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in March (5.62 in), the least in October (3.64 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 29°F | 39.7°F | 5.19 | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 55°F | 31°F | 43.3°F | 5.54 | – | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| March | 64°F | 38°F | 51.2°F | 5.62 | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 45°F | 59.1°F | 4.78 | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 54°F | 67.1°F | 4.52 | – | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 86°F | 63°F | 74.8°F | 4.70 | – | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | 4.67 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 66°F | 77.5°F | 4.60 | – | 16 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 60°F | 71.9°F | 4.20 | – | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 48°F | 61.0°F | 3.64 | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 37°F | 49.6°F | 4.30 | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | 5.32 | – | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 47°F | 59.7°F | 57.08 | – | 55 | 77 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 4.3°C | 132 mm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.3°C | 141 mm |
| March | 18°C | 3°C | 10.7°C | 143 mm |
| April | 23°C | 7°C | 15.1°C | 121 mm |
| May | 27°C | 12°C | 19.5°C | 115 mm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.8°C | 119 mm |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.6°C | 119 mm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 117 mm |
| September | 29°C | 15°C | 22.2°C | 107 mm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 16.1°C | 92 mm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 109 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 135 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sand Mount Substn (19 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00011490; 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 Centre?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October.
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 USC00011490.
When is the last frost in Centre?
In Centre, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 18 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 61 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 207 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 24 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Centre in zone 8a in ZIP code 35983, 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 USC00011490; 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 Centre?
In a normal year in Centre, 55 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 77 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 55a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 77a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00011490.
How sunny is Centre?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Centre, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 65% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 79% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| 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 much heating and cooling does Centre need?
A normal year in Centre brings 3,421 heating degree days, 36% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,509 cooling degree days, 66% 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 4,626 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 784 | 0 |
| February | 608 | 0 |
| March | 431 | 3 |
| April | 200 | 24 |
| May | 58 | 123 |
| June | 1 | 295 |
| July | 0 | 408 |
| August | 0 | 386 |
| September | 13 | 222 |
| October | 169 | 45 |
| November | 465 | 3 |
| December | 693 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,421 | 1,509 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00011490. 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 Centre been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.4°F, 1.7°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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.3°F | +1.6°F | 65.96 |
| 2022 | 60.4°F | +0.7°F | 62.73 |
| 2023 | 61.9°F | +2.2°F | 53.39 |
| 2024 | 62.4°F | +2.7°F | 50.04 |
| 2025 | 61.4°F | +1.7°F | 54.64 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00011490. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Centre's climate compare?
Centre is warmer than 6 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 37. 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, Centre 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 Centre share this climate record?
4 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.
- Collinsville, AL2,064 people · 13 mi NW
- Cedar Bluff, AL1,932 people · 7 mi NE
- Leesburg, AL1,006 people · 6 mi W
- Sand Rock, AL611 people · 7 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 Centre's climate
What is the coldest month in Centre?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Centre?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Centre's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sand Mount Substn (19 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Centre?
March, with 5.62 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.64 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Centre in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Centre in zone 8a in ZIP code 35983, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Centre?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gadsden, AL19 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Fort Payne, AL21 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Cedartown, GA27 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Summerville, GA27 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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