Foley climate — normals and trends
Foley (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,320 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Foley averages 7 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Foley has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 26 August 2023) and the coldest -12.9 °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
FoleyAlabama
- coords
- 30.41°, -87.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,320mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
148 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
38.3 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest day
-12.9 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
251 mm
28 September 1998
Windiest day
94.4 km/h
16 September 2004
Strongest gust
207.7 km/h
16 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.3 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
9 February 1973
Sunniest day
13.9 h
21 June 1940
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 | 13.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 76 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 19.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 115 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 21.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 126 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 74 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 200 mm | +111 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 121 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 153 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 163 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -102 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 93 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -85 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Foley?
Foley has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,320 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Foley?
The hottest day measured in Foley between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2023, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Foley?
The coldest day measured in Foley between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Foley?
Almost never: Foley sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Foley warmed?
Yes: Foley warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Foley?
The wettest day measured in Foley between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1998, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Foley?
The windiest day measured in Foley between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2004, with winds reaching 94.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Foley?
The warmest month in Foley is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Foley?
Foley receives on average 1,320 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Foley?
Foley gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Foley?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Foley between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1973, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Foley?
Yes: Foley has on average 148 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Foley?
In Foley, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 26 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.3 °C on 21 January 1985.
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