Centreville, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Centreville's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 57.0 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.7 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.6°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,448 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCentreville (6 mi SW)
- Station IDUSW00003881
- Location32.87°N 87.24°W
- Elevation450 ft (137 m)
- Population2,721
On October 23, the normal high in Centreville is 74°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Centreville.
- Jan 55° 32°
- Feb 59° 35°
- Mar 68° 40°
- Apr 75° 47°
- May 82° 56°
- Jun 88° 64°
- Jul 91° 68°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 86° 61°
- Oct 76° 50°
- Nov 65° 38°
- Dec 57° 34°
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 Centreville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in February (5.85 in), the least in October (3.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 5.33 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 35°F | 47.2°F | 5.85 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 40°F | 53.8°F | 5.56 | 9 | <1 | 7 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 47°F | 60.9°F | 4.74 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 56°F | 69.0°F | 3.69 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 64°F | 76.2°F | 4.56 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 68°F | 79.3°F | 4.39 | 11 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 67°F | 78.8°F | 4.98 | 10 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 61°F | 73.5°F | 4.50 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 50°F | 62.9°F | 3.26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 65°F | 38°F | 51.8°F | 4.78 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 57°F | 34°F | 45.6°F | 5.37 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 49°F | 61.9°F | 57.01 | 109 | 66 | 67 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 135 mm |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 149 mm |
| March | 20°C | 4°C | 12.1°C | 141 mm |
| April | 24°C | 8°C | 16.1°C | 120 mm |
| May | 28°C | 13°C | 20.6°C | 94 mm |
| June | 31°C | 18°C | 24.6°C | 116 mm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.3°C | 112 mm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C | 126 mm |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 23.1°C | 114 mm |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 83 mm |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 11.0°C | 121 mm |
| December | 14°C | 1°C | 7.6°C | 136 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00003881; 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 Centreville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USW00003881.
When is the last frost in Centreville?
In Centreville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 20 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 21 year in 10 after April 19; 9 in 10 after March 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 215 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 240 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Centreville in zone 8a in ZIP code 35042, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Centreville's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (22 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00003881; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Centreville?
In a normal year in Centreville, 66 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 67 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 109 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 66a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 67a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 109a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1974) is 105°F, on July 15, 1980; the lowest is −6°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2009, with 82.64 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 10.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00003881; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00003881. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Centreville?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Centreville, 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 Centreville need?
A normal year in Centreville brings 2,886 heating degree days, 46% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,777 cooling degree days, 96% 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 5,142 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 668 | 1 |
| February | 502 | 2 |
| March | 357 | 11 |
| April | 166 | 41 |
| May | 38 | 162 |
| June | 1 | 337 |
| July | 0 | 443 |
| August | 0 | 429 |
| September | 8 | 264 |
| October | 137 | 73 |
| November | 407 | 9 |
| December | 604 | 3 |
| Year (annual) | 2,886 | 1,777 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00003881. 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 Centreville's climate compare?
Centreville is warmer than 24 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 35. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.9°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Centreville 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 Centreville 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.
- Brent, AL4,074 people · 7 mi NE
- West Blocton, AL1,197 people · 19 mi N
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 Centreville's climate
What is the coldest month in Centreville?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Centreville?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.7 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Centreville?
February, with 5.85 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Centreville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Centreville in zone 8a in ZIP code 35042, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Centreville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Centreville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 2; in one year in ten it comes after April 19. Waiting until April 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Greensboro, AL25 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Marion, AL27 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Northport, AL32 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Tuscaloosa, AL32 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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