Valley Head, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Valley Head's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 56.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.9°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,427 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationValley Head (1 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSW00063862
- Location34.57°N 85.62°W
- Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
- Population595
On October 22, the normal high in Valley Head is 70°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Head.
- Jan 50° 30°
- Feb 55° 32°
- Mar 62° 39°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 61° 37°
- Dec 53° 33°
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 Valley Head each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.52 in), the least in August (3.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 30°F | 39.9°F | 4.69 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 5.36 | 12 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| March | 62°F | 39°F | 50.5°F | 5.15 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 46°F | 58.3°F | 5.06 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 65.8°F | 4.42 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 84°F | 63°F | 73.3°F | 4.83 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 87°F | 66°F | 76.6°F | 5.16 | 12 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.3°F | 3.53 | 10 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 4.45 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 48°F | 59.6°F | 3.55 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 37°F | 49.0°F | 4.45 | 8 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 33°F | 42.7°F | 5.52 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 48°F | 58.8°F | 56.17 | 121 | 26 | 78 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.4°C | 119 mm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 136 mm |
| March | 17°C | 4°C | 10.3°C | 131 mm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 129 mm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.8°C | 112 mm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.9°C | 123 mm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 131 mm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 90 mm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 113 mm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 90 mm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 113 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 140 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Valley Head's own co-op station Valley Head station does: 5 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063862; 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 Valley Head?
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 USW00063862.
When is the last frost in Valley Head?
In Valley Head, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 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 25; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 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 27 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Valley Head in zone 7b in ZIP code 35989, 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 USW00063862; 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 Valley Head?
In a normal year in Valley Head, 26 days a year reach 90°F, 78 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 121 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 78a 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 USW00063862.
How sunny is Valley Head?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Valley Head, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 65% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 79% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| 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 Valley Head need?
A normal year in Valley Head brings 3,530 heating degree days, 34% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,301 cooling degree days, 43% 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 4,344 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 780 | 0 |
| February | 603 | 1 |
| March | 452 | 2 |
| April | 223 | 21 |
| May | 71 | 96 |
| June | 2 | 251 |
| July | 0 | 360 |
| August | 0 | 350 |
| September | 23 | 182 |
| October | 203 | 36 |
| November | 483 | 3 |
| December | 692 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,530 | 1,301 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063862. 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 Valley Head been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.4°F, 0.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.8°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 59.1°F | +0.4°F | 57.85 |
| 2023 | 60.4°F | +1.6°F | 44.06 |
| 2025 | 59.4°F | +0.6°F | 49.75 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00063862. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Valley Head's climate compare?
Valley Head is warmer than 0 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 21. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.8°F is warmer than 71%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Valley Head 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 Valley Head share this climate record?
5 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.
- Henagar, AL2,322 people · 8 mi NW
- Ider, AL738 people · 10 mi N
- Menlo, GA484 people · 10 mi SE
- Hammondville, AL428 people · 1 mi W
- Mentone, AL334 people · 2 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.
What do Valley Head's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Valley Head. This page uses Valley Head (1 mi SSW); the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Head station USC00018469 | 1 mi E | 1,121 ft | 58.7°F | 30°F | 86°F | 57.9 | 5 | April 8 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Valley Head's climate
What is the coldest month in Valley Head?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Valley Head?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Valley Head's NOAA station; Valley Head's own co-op station Valley Head station records 5 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Valley Head?
December, with 5.52 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Valley Head in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Valley Head in zone 7b in ZIP code 35989, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Valley Head?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 25. Waiting until April 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fort Payne, AL11 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Summerville, GA15 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Scottsboro, AL24 miles from this station, 59.9°F a year
- Chickamauga, GA26 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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