Weedon Field Airport, Alabama climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Weedon Field Airport's normal year runs from 37°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 53.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.3°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,355 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWeedon Field Airport
- Station IDUSW00063872
- Location31.95°N 85.13°W
- Elevation285 ft (87 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Weedon Field Airport is 79°F and the normal low 52°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Weedon Field Airport.
- Jan 61° 37°
- Feb 66° 40°
- Mar 73° 46°
- Apr 80° 52°
- May 87° 61°
- Jun 92° 68°
- Jul 94° 71°
- Aug 94° 71°
- Sep 89° 66°
- Oct 81° 55°
- Nov 71° 44°
- 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 at Weedon Field Airport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 37°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.20 in), the least in October (3.08 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 37°F | 49.1°F | 4.83 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 66°F | 40°F | 53.3°F | 4.66 | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 73°F | 46°F | 59.4°F | 5.10 | – | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 52°F | 66.1°F | 4.78 | – | 2 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 87°F | 61°F | 73.9°F | 3.15 | – | 13 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 92°F | 68°F | 80.0°F | 4.56 | – | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 71°F | 82.6°F | 5.06 | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 94°F | 71°F | 82.4°F | 4.80 | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 66°F | 77.7°F | 3.66 | – | 17 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 55°F | 67.8°F | 3.08 | – | 4 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 71°F | 44°F | 57.6°F | 4.45 | – | <1 | 4 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 63°F | 40°F | 51.4°F | 5.20 | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 54°F | 66.8°F | 53.33 | – | 113 | 42 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 123 mm |
| February | 19°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 118 mm |
| March | 23°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 130 mm |
| April | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C | 121 mm |
| May | 31°C | 16°C | 23.3°C | 80 mm |
| June | 33°C | 20°C | 26.7°C | 116 mm |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 28.1°C | 129 mm |
| August | 34°C | 22°C | 28.0°C | 122 mm |
| September | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C | 93 mm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 19.9°C | 78 mm |
| November | 22°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 113 mm |
| December | 17°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 132 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Clayton (20 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063872; 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 Weedon Field Airport?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, 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 USW00063872.
When is the last frost at Weedon Field Airport?
In Weedon Field Airport, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 13 in half of years and after April 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 17 in half of years and before November 2 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 131 year in 10 after April 1; 9 in 10 after February 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 171 year in 10 before November 2; 9 in 10 before December 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 250 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 280 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 27 in half of springs and before December 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Weedon Field Airport in zone 8b in ZIP code 36027, 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 USW00063872; 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 Weedon Field Airport?
In a normal year in Weedon Field Airport, 113 days a year reach 90°F (8 of them 100°F or more) and 42 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 113a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 42a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00063872.
How sunny is it at Weedon Field Airport?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Weedon Field Airport, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Weedon Field Airport record?
A normal year at Weedon Field Airport brings 1,866 heating degree days, 65% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,535 cooling degree days, 2.8 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 6,502 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 501 | 7 |
| February | 339 | 10 |
| March | 211 | 35 |
| April | 64 | 97 |
| May | 7 | 284 |
| June | 0 | 450 |
| July | 0 | 544 |
| August | 0 | 538 |
| September | 1 | 383 |
| October | 60 | 147 |
| November | 250 | 28 |
| December | 434 | 13 |
| Year (annual) | 1,866 | 2,535 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063872. 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.
Have recent years at Weedon Field Airport been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 67.0°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 66.8°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.0°F | +0.2°F | 51.40 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00063872. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Weedon Field Airport's climate compare?
Weedon Field Airport is warmer than 71 of the 80 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.8°F is warmer than 92%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Weedon Field Airport 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 Weedon Field Airport share this climate record?
Georgetown-Quitman County has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Georgetown-Quitman County, GA2,323 people · 10 mi SE
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 Weedon Field Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at Weedon Field Airport?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 37°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow at Weedon Field Airport?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Clayton (20 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Weedon Field Airport?
December, with 5.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.08 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Weedon Field Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Weedon Field Airport in zone 8b in ZIP code 36027, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Weedon Field Airport?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 13; in one year in ten it comes after April 1. Waiting until April 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Eufaula, AL5 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Georgetown (4 mi E), GA7 miles from this station, 62.7°F a year
- Clayton, AL20 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- Lumpkin, GA21 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made