Clanton, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLANTON 2 NE, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clanton has an annual average temperature of 63°F with about 56.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.2°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.97 in) and September the driest (3.50 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,367
Cooling need
1,641

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

210 of 366 (57.4%) of Clanton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
59
2010s
204
2020s
103

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 55.5°F 34.2°F 44.9°F 5.86 in 10
February 60.1°F 37.5°F 48.8°F 5.53 in 11
March 67.5°F 43.8°F 55.7°F 5.97 in 11
April 74.5°F 50.0°F 62.3°F 5.20 in 9
May 81.2°F 58.6°F 69.9°F 4.24 in 9
June 87.0°F 66.6°F 76.8°F 4.46 in 10
July 89.8°F 69.8°F 79.8°F 4.68 in 11
August 89.3°F 69.0°F 79.2°F 3.81 in 11
September 84.9°F 63.0°F 74.0°F 3.50 in 6
October 75.6°F 52.4°F 64.0°F 3.58 in 7
November 65.3°F 41.3°F 53.3°F 4.58 in 7
December 57.3°F 36.9°F 47.1°F 5.02 in 12

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