Whatley, AL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Whatley's primary NOAA station, WHATLEY.
The climate verdict for Whatley
Water is the standout signal in Whatley, Alabama: 61.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 65°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 65°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 61.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 231 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Whatley: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00018867 · Whatley, AL 65°F mean · 61.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 65°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,969
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amargosa Farms-…
- PRCP-WET 61.4"
- SWING-MID 34°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00018867
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Amargosa Farms-garey, NV (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AL station list.
- Whatley (this station) 65°F
- Hot Burbank Valley…, CA 65°F
- Near Amargosa Farms-…, NV 65°F
- Near Archer City, TX 65°F
- Near Ardmore, OK 65°F
Climate Living Index · Whatley
Whatley: 73/100 · grade B
Whatley publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Whatley, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 64.5°F · 3.0° from 67.5°F | 91/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.4 inches/year | 87/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 68 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 231 days/year | 81/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 61.4 in · 26.4 from 35 in | 9/100 · F |
Whatley · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Whatley is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 46.3°F and warmest-month mean 80.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 80.5°F
- Coldest month
- 46.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Whatley sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Whatley's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 13% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Whatley sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 5% wettest
- Whatley's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 84%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Whatley is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Whatley compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Whatley's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F (15°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 5.5" | 0.2" | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 63°F (17°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 5.2" | 0.0" | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 71°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 5.8" | 0.0" | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 77°F (25°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 5.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 6.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 21.6 |
| September | 87°F (31°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| October | 78°F (26°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| November | 68°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 61°F (16°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 6.5" | 0.2" | 12.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Whatley runs from a mild 33°F around January 13 to 92°F at the peak near August 16, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 29 through September 4, covering 68 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 13 to November 10.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 33°F around January 13.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 8, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 3 at 20%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 96 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Whatley.
Where Whatley Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 61 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 68 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Whatley earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.2"
9.7 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
7.5 days with precipitation
Whatley spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Whatley has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 34.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 6.5" and September 3.9". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Whatley, it arrives in quantity
61.4" of precipitation falls across only about 96 wet days here, averaging 0.64 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 96 a year, 26% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.64 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Whatley, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.4 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 0 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 22
50% probability date
Growing Season
231 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,289
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,147
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AL closest to Whatley on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (65°F here).
- Archer City, TX 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Ardmore, OK 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Buttonwillow, CA 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Conway, SC 65°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (61.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Mena, AR 61.4" · 0.0" off
- Naples, FL 61.3" · 0.1" off
- Kilauea, HI 61.3" · 0.1" off
- Panama City, FL 61.3" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Whatley's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Whatley averages 61.4 inches of precipitation a year. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Whatley's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.2°F. The annual average is 65°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Whatley's normal, at 2,289 and 2,147 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
A roughly 231-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Whatley's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Whatley, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Whatley's primary station: WHATLEY (USC00018867). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 0181744), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Whatley: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Whatley comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.