Enterprise, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Enterprise's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 57.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.2°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,471 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEnterprise (4 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00012675
- Location31.30°N 85.90°W
- Elevation337 ft (103 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population30,731
On October 23, the normal high in Enterprise is 78°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Enterprise.
- Jan 61° 38°
- Feb 65° 41°
- Mar 72° 47°
- Apr 78° 53°
- May 86° 62°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 91° 71°
- Sep 88° 66°
- Oct 81° 56°
- Nov 71° 46°
- Dec 63° 40°
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 Enterprise each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F. The most precipitation falls in July (7.01 in), the least in October (2.97 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 38°F | 49.3°F | 5.47 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 41°F | 53.1°F | 4.72 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 47°F | 59.6°F | 5.00 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 53°F | 65.6°F | 4.46 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 62°F | 73.7°F | 3.05 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 79.2°F | 5.56 | 11 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.1°F | 7.01 | 13 | 20 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 71°F | 80.8°F | 5.63 | 11 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 66°F | 77.1°F | 4.81 | 7 | 11 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 56°F | 68.4°F | 2.97 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 71°F | 46°F | 58.2°F | 4.38 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 40°F | 51.5°F | 4.84 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 55°F | 66.5°F | 57.90 | 98 | 72 | 25 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 3°C | 9.6°C | 139 mm |
| February | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 120 mm |
| March | 22°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 127 mm |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 113 mm |
| May | 30°C | 16°C | 23.2°C | 77 mm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 141 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.3°C | 178 mm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C | 143 mm |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 122 mm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 20.2°C | 75 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 111 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 123 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00012675; 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 Enterprise?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00012675.
When is the last frost in Enterprise?
In Enterprise, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 9 in half of years and after March 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 21 in half of years and before November 5 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 91 year in 10 after March 31; 9 in 10 after February 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 211 year in 10 before November 5; 9 in 10 before December 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 260 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 289 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 22 in half of springs and before December 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Enterprise in zone 8b in ZIP code 36330.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00012675; 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 Enterprise?
In a normal year in Enterprise, 72 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 25 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 98 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 72a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 98a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00012675.
How sunny is Enterprise?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Enterprise, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 3.0 |
| February | 71% | 3.6 |
| March | 76% | 4.8 |
| April | 80% | 5.9 |
| May | 83% | 6.5 |
| June | 79% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 5.1 |
| October | 81% | 4.3 |
| November | 81% | 3.4 |
| December | 72% | 2.6 |
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 Enterprise need?
A normal year in Enterprise brings 1,831 heating degree days, 66% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,395 cooling degree days, 2.6 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,373 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 491 | 5 |
| February | 341 | 8 |
| March | 207 | 38 |
| April | 74 | 94 |
| May | 9 | 277 |
| June | 0 | 427 |
| July | 0 | 501 |
| August | 0 | 490 |
| September | 1 | 363 |
| October | 51 | 156 |
| November | 234 | 32 |
| December | 422 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 1,831 | 2,395 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00012675. 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 Enterprise's climate compare?
Enterprise is warmer than 69 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 44. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.5°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Enterprise 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 Enterprise share this climate record?
6 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.
- Fort Rucker, AL5,221 people · 11 mi E
- Daleville, AL4,992 people · 11 mi E
- Elba, AL3,531 people · 13 mi NW
- Level Plains, AL1,839 people · 8 mi E
- New Brockton, AL1,512 people · 6 mi N
- Clayhatchee, AL483 people · 11 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 Enterprise's climate
What is the coldest month in Enterprise?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Enterprise?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Enterprise?
July, with 7.01 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.97 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Enterprise in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Enterprise in zone 8b in ZIP code 36330.
How late can frost come in Enterprise?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 9; in one year in ten it comes after March 31. Waiting until March 31 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Enterprise in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Geneva, AL18 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- New Hope, FL24 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Dothan, AL27 miles from this station, 67.8°F a year
- Andalusia, AL29 miles from this station, 68.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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