Carlton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Carlton, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Jackson, 22 km from Carlton; records cover 1965–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 60.2 in1529 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 17
- First fall freeze
- Nov 13
- Heating degree days
- 2,134
- Cooling degree days
- 2,239
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 21°−6° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Carlton in January
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2006)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 534
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Carlton in February
Highs average 64°18° and lows 39°4°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2026)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 381
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Carlton in March
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2023)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 237
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Carlton in April
Highs average 78°25° and lows 51°11°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1987)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 98
- Cooling degree days
- 80
Carlton in May
Highs average 85°29° and lows 60°15°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1996)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 234
Carlton in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 68°20°, with 6.3 in159 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1986)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 408
Carlton in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°21°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1986)
- Record low
- 56°13° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 491
Carlton in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2000)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 484
Carlton in September
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°19°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 341
Carlton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 90
- Cooling degree days
- 123
Carlton in November
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2016)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 304
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Carlton in December
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°3°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2010)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 473
- Cooling degree days
- 10