Cullman Nahs, Alabama climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cullman Nahs's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 61.7 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.6 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.1°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,568 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCullman Nahs
- Station IDUSC00012096
- Location34.19°N 86.80°W
- Elevation811 ft (247 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Cullman Nahs is 71°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cullman Nahs.
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 62° 38°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 78° 55°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 83° 59°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 62° 38°
- 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 at Cullman Nahs each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in December (6.22 in), the least in October (4.10 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 29°F | 39.4°F | 5.99 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 54°F | 32°F | 43.2°F | 5.84 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 62°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 5.83 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 46°F | 58.6°F | 5.67 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 66.5°F | 5.50 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.0°F | 4.59 | 11 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.2°F | 4.45 | 11 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.6°F | 4.13 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 59°F | 71.1°F | 4.47 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 47°F | 60.1°F | 4.10 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 38°F | 49.6°F | 4.95 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 32°F | 42.5°F | 6.22 | 11 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 48°F | 59.1°F | 61.74 | 121 | 39 | 76 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 4.1°C | 152 mm |
| February | 12°C | 0°C | 6.2°C | 148 mm |
| March | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 148 mm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 144 mm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 140 mm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 117 mm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 113 mm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 105 mm |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.7°C | 114 mm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.6°C | 104 mm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 126 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 158 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00012096; 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.
Which months are mildest at Cullman Nahs?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00012096.
When is the last frost at Cullman Nahs?
In Cullman Nahs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 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 71 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 227 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 28 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cullman Nahs in zone 8a in ZIP code 35055, 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 USC00012096; 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 at Cullman Nahs?
In a normal year in Cullman Nahs, 39 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 76 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 121 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 39a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 76a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 121a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00012096.
How sunny is it at Cullman Nahs?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cullman Nahs, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.5 |
| February | 64% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Cullman Nahs record?
A normal year at Cullman Nahs brings 3,517 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,400 cooling degree days, 54% 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 4,494 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 792 | 0 |
| February | 611 | 1 |
| March | 458 | 4 |
| April | 219 | 26 |
| May | 63 | 111 |
| June | 3 | 273 |
| July | 0 | 380 |
| August | 0 | 360 |
| September | 21 | 203 |
| October | 189 | 39 |
| November | 464 | 4 |
| December | 697 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,517 | 1,400 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00012096. 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.
Have recent years at Cullman Nahs been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 61.7°F, 2.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61.7°F | +2.6°F | 59.59 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00012096. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cullman Nahs's climate compare?
Cullman Nahs is warmer than 2 of the 80 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 66. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.1°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cullman Nahs 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 Cullman Nahs share this climate record?
East Point has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- East Point, AL447 people · 0 mi E
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 Cullman Nahs's climate
What is the coldest month at Cullman Nahs?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at Cullman Nahs?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.6 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Cullman Nahs?
December, with 6.22 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 4.10 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cullman Nahs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cullman Nahs in zone 8a in ZIP code 35055, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Cullman Nahs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; 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
- Cullman, AL0 miles from this station, 59.9°F a year
- Saint Bernard, AL2 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Hanceville, AL9 miles from this station, 59.5°F a year
- Addison, AL22 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made