Altoona weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Altoona, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Oneonta, 17 km from Altoona; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.4 in1457 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 28
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 2,864
- Cooling degree days
- 1,905
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Altoona in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 33°0°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1943)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 681
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Altoona in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 35°2°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1962)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 524
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Altoona in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 42°6°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1907)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 349
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Altoona in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1896)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1900)
- Heating degree days
- 150
- Cooling degree days
- 49
Altoona in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1914)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Altoona in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1914)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 364
Altoona in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1952)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 485
Altoona in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 70°21°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1943)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
Altoona in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1951)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 273
Altoona in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°11°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1954)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 129
- Cooling degree days
- 73
Altoona in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 41°5°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 379
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Altoona in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1908)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 610
- Cooling degree days
- 2