Gadsden climate — normals and trends
Gadsden (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,262 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gadsden averages 42 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Gadsden 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 39.8 °C (on 28 July 1952) and the coldest -20.4 °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
GadsdenAlabama
- coords
- 34.01°, -86.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,262mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.5 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 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
39.8 °C
28 July 1952
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
133 mm
19 June 2021
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
16 September 2004
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
5 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
30 January 1966
Snowiest day
31.9 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
13.9 h
5 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 74 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 16.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 133 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 20.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 106 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 126 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 296 mm | +198 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 129 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 83 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 104 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gadsden?
Gadsden has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,262 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gadsden?
The hottest day measured in Gadsden between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1952, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gadsden?
The coldest day measured in Gadsden between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gadsden?
Yes. Gadsden gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Gadsden warmed?
Yes: Gadsden warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gadsden?
The wettest day measured in Gadsden between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2021, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gadsden?
The windiest day measured in Gadsden between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2004, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gadsden?
The warmest month in Gadsden is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gadsden?
Gadsden receives on average 1,262 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gadsden?
Gadsden gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gadsden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gadsden between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 31.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gadsden?
Yes: Gadsden has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gadsden?
In Gadsden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 30 January 1966.
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