Clanton, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Clanton's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 56.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,433 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationClanton (2 mi NE)
- Station IDUSW00063891
- Location32.85°N 86.61°W
- Elevation584 ft (178 m)
- Population9,228
On October 14, the normal high in Clanton is 76°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Clanton.
- Jan 56° 34°
- Feb 60° 38°
- Mar 68° 44°
- Apr 75° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 85° 63°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 65° 41°
- Dec 57° 37°
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 Clanton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in March (5.97 in), the least in September (3.50 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 34°F | 44.9°F | 5.86 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 38°F | 48.8°F | 5.53 | 11 | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 44°F | 55.7°F | 5.97 | 11 | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 5.20 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 69.9°F | 4.24 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 87°F | 67°F | 76.8°F | 4.46 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 70°F | 79.8°F | 4.68 | 11 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 79.2°F | 3.81 | 11 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 85°F | 63°F | 74.0°F | 3.50 | 6 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | 3.58 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 65°F | 41°F | 53.3°F | 4.58 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 57°F | 37°F | 47.1°F | 5.02 | 12 | <1 | 12 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 52°F | 63.0°F | 56.43 | 113 | 57 | 49 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 7.2°C | 149 mm |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.3°C | 140 mm |
| March | 20°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 152 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 132 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 108 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 113 mm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.6°C | 119 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.2°C | 97 mm |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 89 mm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 91 mm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 116 mm |
| December | 14°C | 3°C | 8.4°C | 128 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Clanton's own co-op station Clanton station does: 1 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063891; 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 Clanton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, September 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 USW00063891.
When is the last frost in Clanton?
In Clanton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 22 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 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 221 year in 10 after April 9; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 30; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 237 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 263 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 5 in half of springs and before November 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clanton in zone 8a in ZIP code 35045.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00063891; 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 Clanton?
In a normal year in Clanton, 57 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 49 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 113 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 57a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 49a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 113a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00063891.
How sunny is Clanton?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Clanton, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.8 |
| February | 69% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.5 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 81% | 6.3 |
| June | 81% | 6.3 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 5.0 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 79% | 3.2 |
| December | 70% | 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 Clanton need?
A normal year in Clanton brings 2,570 heating degree days, 52% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,855 cooling degree days, 2.0 times 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 5,387 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 625 | 1 |
| February | 456 | 3 |
| March | 302 | 13 |
| April | 127 | 45 |
| May | 28 | 180 |
| June | 0 | 354 |
| July | 0 | 459 |
| August | 0 | 439 |
| September | 6 | 275 |
| October | 109 | 78 |
| November | 359 | 9 |
| December | 557 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,570 | 1,855 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063891. 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 Clanton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 64.1°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.0°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.3°F | +0.3°F | 57.15 |
| 2022 | 63.3°F | +0.3°F | 51.12 |
| 2023 | 64.8°F | +1.8°F | 49.58 |
| 2024 | 64.9°F | +1.9°F | 59.65 |
| 2025 | 64.1°F | +1.1°F | 54.59 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00063891. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Clanton's climate compare?
Clanton is warmer than 36 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 26. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.0°F is warmer than 83%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Clanton 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 Clanton 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.
- Marbury, AL1,609 people · 15 mi SE
- Billingsley, AL128 people · 14 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Clanton's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Clanton. This page uses Clanton (2 mi NE); the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clanton station USC00011694 | 2 mi S | 590 ft | 63.1°F | 33°F | 91°F | 59.9 | 1 | March 24 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Clanton's climate
What is the coldest month in Clanton?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Clanton?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Clanton's NOAA station; Clanton's own co-op station Clanton station records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Clanton?
March, with 5.97 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.50 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Clanton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Clanton in zone 8a in ZIP code 35045.
How late can frost come in Clanton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 22; in one year in ten it comes after April 9. Waiting until April 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Thorsby, AL6 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- Alabaster, AL25 miles from this station, 64.4°F a year
- Rockford, AL25 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- Helena, AL32 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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