Lester weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lester, Alabama: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Pulaski Wastewater Plant, 25 km from Lester; records cover 1957–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58.6 in1488 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.9 in4.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,028
- Cooling degree days
- 1,266
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lester in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 25°−4°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1960)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 874
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lester in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 28°−2°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1996)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 692
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lester in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 35°2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1963)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 523
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Lester in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 43°6°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 257
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Lester in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 53°11°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1962)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 92
Lester in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 61°16°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 250
Lester in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1980)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 366
Lester in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2007)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 335
Lester in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 56°14°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1999)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Lester in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 44°7°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 237
- Cooling degree days
- 27
Lester in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 33°1°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1984)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 542
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Lester in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 28°−2°, with 6.3 in160 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1973)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 783
- Cooling degree days
- 0