Center Point climate — normals and trends
Center Point (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,261 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Center Point averages 40 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Center Point has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 13 July 1980) and the coldest -23.0 °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
Center PointAlabama
- coords
- 33.65°, -86.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,261mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
40.4 °C
13 July 1980
Coldest day
-23.0 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
144 mm
5 September 2011
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
5 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
15 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
13.9 h
12 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 82 mm | -46 mm |
| Feb | 17.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 118 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 21.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 127 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 109 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 254 mm | +155 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 146 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 59 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 80 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 58 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Center Point?
Center Point has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,261 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Center Point?
The hottest day measured in Center Point between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1980, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Center Point?
The coldest day measured in Center Point between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -23.0 °C.
Does it snow in Center Point?
Yes. Center Point gets on average 5.1 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Center Point warmed?
Yes: Center Point warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Center Point?
The wettest day measured in Center Point between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2011, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Center Point?
The windiest day measured in Center Point between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Center Point?
The warmest month in Center Point is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Center Point?
Center Point receives on average 1,261 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Center Point?
Center Point gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Center Point?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Center Point between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Center Point?
Yes: Center Point has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Center Point?
In Center Point, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 15 July 1980, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 21 January 1985.
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