Auburn climate — normals and trends
Auburn (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,158 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Auburn averages 28 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Auburn has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 24 July 1952) and the coldest -18.0 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AuburnAlabama
- coords
- 32.61°, -85.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,158mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
96 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.8 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.9 °C
24 July 1952
Coldest day
-18.0 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
179 mm
6 July 1994
Windiest day
62.1 km/h
5 October 1995
Strongest gust
145.1 km/h
5 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
9 February 1973
Sunniest day
13.8 h
6 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 74 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 60 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 99 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 304 mm | +220 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 174 mm | +89 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 105 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -75 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 67 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 21.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -64 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Auburn?
Auburn has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,158 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Auburn?
The hottest day measured in Auburn between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1952, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Auburn?
The coldest day measured in Auburn between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Auburn?
Yes. Auburn gets on average 1.8 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Auburn warmed?
Yes: Auburn warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Auburn?
The wettest day measured in Auburn between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1994, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Auburn?
The windiest day measured in Auburn between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1995, with winds reaching 62.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Auburn?
The warmest month in Auburn is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Auburn?
Auburn receives on average 1,158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Auburn?
Auburn gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Auburn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Auburn between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1973, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Auburn?
Yes: Auburn has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Auburn?
In Auburn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 21 January 1985.
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