Carolina weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Carolina, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Andalusia Opp Airport, 15 km from Carolina; records cover 2006–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.1 in1501 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 19
- First fall freeze
- Nov 28
- Heating degree days
- 1,494
- Cooling degree days
- 2,910
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 26°−3° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Carolina in January
Highs average 63°17° and lows 41°5°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2022)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 412
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Carolina in February
Highs average 67°20° and lows 44°7°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2007)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 280
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Carolina in March
Highs average 75°24° and lows 50°10°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2020)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 157
- Cooling degree days
- 68
Carolina in April
Highs average 81°27° and lows 56°13°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 135
Carolina in May
Highs average 88°31° and lows 63°17°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2019)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 330
Carolina in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 72°22°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2022)
- Record low
- 59°15° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 508
Carolina in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 74°23°, with 6 in153 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2019)
- Record low
- 63°17° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 586
Carolina in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 74°23°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2010)
- Record low
- 63°17° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 570
Carolina in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2019)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 435
Carolina in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°15°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2019)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 187
Carolina in November
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2016)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 197
- Cooling degree days
- 41
Carolina in December
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2021)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 366
- Cooling degree days
- 17