Hanceville, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hanceville's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 59.0 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.3°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,498 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHanceville
- Station IDUSC00013655
- Location34.07°N 86.79°W
- Elevation590 ft (180 m)
- Population3,346
On October 23, the normal high in Hanceville is 70°F and the normal low 44°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 Hanceville.
- Jan 51° 30°
- Feb 55° 32°
- Mar 64° 39°
- Apr 72° 46°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 83° 60°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 62° 37°
- Dec 54° 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 Hanceville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.83 in), the least in October (3.58 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 30°F | 40.3°F | 5.81 | 0.2 | 9 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 55°F | 32°F | 43.6°F | 5.77 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 64°F | 39°F | 51.4°F | 5.78 | 0.5 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 46°F | 58.9°F | 5.57 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 66.7°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.0°F | 4.73 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.7°F | 4.67 | 0.0 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 88°F | 66°F | 77.1°F | 3.86 | 0.0 | 8 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 60°F | 71.8°F | 3.89 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 48°F | 60.3°F | 3.58 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 37°F | 49.4°F | 4.58 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 54°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | 5.83 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 48°F | 59.5°F | 58.98 | 1.1 | 101 | 46 | 72 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 4.6°C | 148 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 147 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 18°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 147 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 148 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00013655; 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 Hanceville?
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 (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 USC00013655.
When is the last frost in Hanceville?
In Hanceville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 16 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 24; 9 in 10 after March 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 205 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 229 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hanceville in zone 8a in ZIP code 35070, 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 USC00013655; 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 Hanceville?
In a normal year in Hanceville, 46 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 72 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 101 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 46a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 72a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 101a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00013655.
How sunny is Hanceville?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hanceville, 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 much heating and cooling does Hanceville need?
A normal year in Hanceville brings 3,420 heating degree days, 36% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,442 cooling degree days, 59% 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 4,556 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 766 | 0 |
| February | 600 | 0 |
| March | 426 | 4 |
| April | 204 | 23 |
| May | 59 | 112 |
| June | 1 | 273 |
| July | 0 | 394 |
| August | 0 | 374 |
| September | 17 | 221 |
| October | 186 | 40 |
| November | 469 | 3 |
| December | 693 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,420 | 1,442 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00013655. 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 Hanceville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.2°F, 1.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.5°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 62.1°F | +2.6°F | – | – |
| 2024 | 61.6°F | +2.1°F | 54.60 | – |
| 2025 | 61.2°F | +1.7°F | – | 0.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00013655. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hanceville's climate compare?
Hanceville is warmer than 2 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 51. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.5°F is warmer than 73%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hanceville 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 Hanceville share this climate record?
8 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.
- Good Hope, AL2,646 people · 5 mi NW
- Blountsville, AL1,820 people · 12 mi E
- Smoke Rise, AL1,469 people · 13 mi S
- Hayden, AL1,355 people · 12 mi S
- Dodge City, AL564 people · 6 mi W
- Garden City, AL542 people · 4 mi SE
- Nectar, AL387 people · 11 mi SE
- Colony, AL276 people · 11 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.
Questions about Hanceville's climate
What is the coldest month in Hanceville?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Hanceville?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Hanceville?
December, with 5.83 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.58 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hanceville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hanceville in zone 8a in ZIP code 35070, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hanceville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Saint Bernard, AL7 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Cullman Nahs, AL9 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- Cullman, AL9 miles from this station, 59.9°F a year
- Oneonta, AL24 miles from this station, 62.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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