Livingston, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Livingston's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.8°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationLivingston
- Station IDUSC00014798
- Location32.58°N 88.19°W
- Elevation128 ft (39 m)
- Population3,138
On October 23, the normal high in Livingston is 76°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Livingston.
- Jan 57° 34°
- Feb 63° 36°
- Mar 70° 43°
- Apr 77° 50°
- May 84° 59°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 87° 64°
- Oct 78° 52°
- Nov 67° 41°
- Dec 59° 35°
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 Livingston each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 34°F | 45.5°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 63°F | 36°F | 49.4°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 43°F | 56.8°F | – | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 50°F | 63.6°F | – | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 59°F | 71.5°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.7°F | – | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.0°F | – | 22 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 81.0°F | – | 22 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 64°F | 75.4°F | – | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 52°F | 64.9°F | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 41°F | 53.6°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | – | 75 | 62 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 1°C | 7.5°C |
| February | 17°C | 2°C | 9.7°C |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.8°C |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.6°C |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.2°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.2°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.1°C |
| October | 26°C | 11°C | 18.3°C |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.0°C |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Gainesville Lock (18 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00014798; 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 Livingston?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00014798.
When is the last frost in Livingston?
In Livingston, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 20 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 9 in half of years and before October 26 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 201 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 91 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 234 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 260 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Livingston in zone 8b in ZIP code 35470, 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 USC00014798; 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 Livingston?
In a normal year in Livingston, 75 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more) and 62 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 75a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 62a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1891) is 106°F, on July 9, 1977; the lowest is −5°F, on January 27, 1940.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2003, with 84.01 in; the snowiest season is 1976–77, with 8.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00014798; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00014798. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Livingston?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Livingston, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.8 |
| February | 68% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.4 |
| April | 77% | 5.6 |
| May | 80% | 6.1 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| 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 Livingston need?
A normal year in Livingston brings 2,478 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,158 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,757 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 605 | 2 |
| February | 443 | 5 |
| March | 277 | 23 |
| April | 114 | 72 |
| May | 19 | 219 |
| June | 1 | 412 |
| July | 0 | 496 |
| August | 0 | 496 |
| September | 5 | 316 |
| October | 103 | 102 |
| November | 356 | 14 |
| December | 557 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,478 | 2,158 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00014798. 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 Livingston's climate compare?
Livingston is warmer than 47 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.0°F is warmer than 85%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Livingston share this climate record?
3 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.
- Epes, AL266 people · 8 mi N
- Bellamy, AL190 people · 9 mi SE
- Porterville, MS0 people · 18 mi NW
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 Livingston's climate
What is the coldest month in Livingston?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Livingston?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Livingston's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Gainesville Lock (18 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Livingston in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Livingston in zone 8b in ZIP code 35470, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Livingston?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 20; in one year in ten it comes after April 8. Waiting until April 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gainesville, AL18 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Demopolis, AL19 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Meridian Naas, MS22 miles from this station, 65.9°F a year
- Greensboro, AL34 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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