West Point, Georgia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
West Point's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 52.5 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.1 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.8°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,335 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWest Point
- Station IDUSC00099291
- Location32.89°N 85.18°W
- Elevation575 ft (175 m)
On October 23, the normal high in West Point is 73°F and the normal low 47°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 West Point.
- Jan 56° 32°
- Feb 60° 35°
- Mar 67° 41°
- Apr 75° 48°
- May 82° 57°
- Jun 88° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 84° 63°
- Oct 75° 50°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 58° 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 at West Point each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.42 in), the least in October (3.12 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 32°F | 43.8°F | 4.88 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | 4.71 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 41°F | 53.9°F | 5.31 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 48°F | 61.0°F | 4.59 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 57°F | 69.4°F | 3.89 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 65°F | 76.4°F | 3.90 | 10 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 69°F | 79.7°F | 4.70 | 9 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 68°F | 78.9°F | 3.98 | 8 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 84°F | 63°F | 73.5°F | 3.67 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 50°F | 62.7°F | 3.12 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 53.0°F | 4.37 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 35°F | 46.3°F | 5.42 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 50°F | 62.2°F | 52.54 | 94 | 57 | 56 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 124 mm |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 120 mm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 135 mm |
| April | 24°C | 9°C | 16.1°C | 117 mm |
| May | 28°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 99 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 99 mm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 119 mm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 101 mm |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 93 mm |
| October | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 79 mm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 111 mm |
| December | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C | 138 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00099291; 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 West Point?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, October 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 USC00099291.
When is the last frost at West Point?
In West Point, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 26 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 9 in half of years and before October 27 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 261 year in 10 after April 15; 9 in 10 after March 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 91 year in 10 before October 27; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 229 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 259 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 11 in half of springs and before November 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Point in zone 8a in ZIP code 36863, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00099291; 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 West Point?
In a normal year in West Point, 57 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 56 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 94 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 57a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 56a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 94a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1891) is 106°F, on July 14, 1980; the lowest is 1°F, on January 24, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1964, with 74.34 in; the snowiest season is 1935–36, with 2.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00099291; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00099291. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at West Point?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at West Point, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.8 |
| February | 70% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.5 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 79% | 3.2 |
| December | 71% | 2.5 |
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 West Point record?
A normal year at West Point brings 2,773 heating degree days, 48% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,767 cooling degree days, 95% 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 5,143 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 657 | 0 |
| February | 500 | 1 |
| March | 351 | 6 |
| April | 155 | 37 |
| May | 29 | 167 |
| June | 0 | 344 |
| July | 0 | 457 |
| August | 0 | 431 |
| September | 6 | 261 |
| October | 129 | 56 |
| November | 366 | 7 |
| December | 580 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,773 | 1,767 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00099291. 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 West Point's climate compare?
West Point is warmer than 38 of the 101 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia, and wetter than 58. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.2°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, West Point 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 West Point share this climate record?
7 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.
- Valley, AL10,144 people · 6 mi S
- Lanett, AL6,704 people · 2 mi SW
- West Point, GA3,602 people · 3 mi E
- Huguley, AL2,944 people · 4 mi SW
- Fredonia, AL246 people · 9 mi NW
- Cusseta, AL151 people · 10 mi SW
- Five Points, AL116 people · 13 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 West Point's climate
What is the coldest month at West Point?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow at West Point?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.1 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at West Point?
December, with 5.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.12 in.
What plant hardiness zone is West Point in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts West Point in zone 8a in ZIP code 36863, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at West Point?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 26; in one year in ten it comes after April 15. Waiting until April 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- LaGrange, GA14 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Lafayette (2 mi W), AL14 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Rock Mills, AL20 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Mulberry Grove, GA20 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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