Highland Home (2 mi S), Alabama climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Highland Home (2 mi S)'s normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 89°F August afternoons, with 54.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.4°C, January lows of 4°C, August highs of 32°C, 1,381 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHighland Home (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSW00073802
- Location31.92°N 86.31°W
- Elevation614 ft (187 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Highland Home (2 mi S) is 75°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Home (2 mi S).
- Jan 58° 39°
- Feb 62° 42°
- Mar 69° 48°
- Apr 75° 54°
- May 82° 62°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 89° 71°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 85° 66°
- Oct 77° 56°
- Nov 67° 46°
- Dec 60° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Highland Home (2 mi S) each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in March (5.85 in), the least in October (3.10 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 39°F | 48.3°F | 5.08 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 62°F | 42°F | 51.9°F | 4.50 | 10 | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 48°F | 58.3°F | 5.85 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 54°F | 64.5°F | 4.80 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 62°F | 72.1°F | 4.30 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 87°F | 68°F | 77.4°F | 5.52 | 11 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 89°F | 71°F | 79.6°F | 4.63 | 12 | 15 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 70°F | 79.7°F | 4.41 | 13 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 85°F | 66°F | 75.6°F | 3.89 | 7 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 56°F | 66.6°F | 3.10 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 46°F | 56.6°F | 3.25 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 41°F | 50.5°F | 5.05 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 55°F | 65.1°F | 54.38 | 112 | 52 | 26 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 4°C | 9.1°C | 129 mm |
| February | 17°C | 5°C | 11.1°C | 114 mm |
| March | 20°C | 9°C | 14.6°C | 149 mm |
| April | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 122 mm |
| May | 28°C | 17°C | 22.3°C | 109 mm |
| June | 30°C | 20°C | 25.2°C | 140 mm |
| July | 31°C | 22°C | 26.4°C | 118 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 112 mm |
| September | 29°C | 19°C | 24.2°C | 99 mm |
| October | 25°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 79 mm |
| November | 20°C | 8°C | 13.7°C | 83 mm |
| December | 16°C | 5°C | 10.3°C | 128 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Greenville station (19 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00073802; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00073802.
When is the last frost at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
In Highland Home (2 mi S), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 4 in half of years and after March 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 26 in half of years and before November 7 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 41 year in 10 after March 25; 9 in 10 after February 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 261 year in 10 before November 7; 9 in 10 before December 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 265 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 296 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 17 in half of springs and before December 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Highland Home (2 mi S) in zone 8b in ZIP code 36041, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00073802; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
In a normal year in Highland Home (2 mi S), 52 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 26 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 112 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 52a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 112a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00073802.
How sunny is it at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Highland Home (2 mi S), 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.9 |
| February | 70% | 3.5 |
| March | 76% | 4.7 |
| April | 79% | 5.8 |
| May | 81% | 6.4 |
| June | 79% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 5.0 |
| October | 81% | 4.3 |
| November | 79% | 3.3 |
| December | 71% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Highland Home (2 mi S) record?
A normal year at Highland Home (2 mi S) brings 2,014 heating degree days, 63% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,072 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,952 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 519 | 3 |
| February | 372 | 6 |
| March | 232 | 26 |
| April | 84 | 67 |
| May | 14 | 234 |
| June | 0 | 372 |
| July | 0 | 453 |
| August | 0 | 454 |
| September | 3 | 319 |
| October | 68 | 118 |
| November | 268 | 17 |
| December | 454 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,014 | 2,072 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00073802. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Highland Home (2 mi S) been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 66.7°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 65.1°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 65.2°F | +0.1°F | 61.50 |
| 2023 | 66.7°F | +1.6°F | 49.17 |
| 2024 | 66.7°F | +1.6°F | 64.50 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00073802. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Highland Home (2 mi S)'s climate compare?
Highland Home (2 mi S) is warmer than 61 of the 80 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.1°F is warmer than 88%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Highland Home (2 mi S) is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Highland Home (2 mi S)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is August (89°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Greenville station (19 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
March, with 5.85 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.10 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Highland Home (2 mi S) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Highland Home (2 mi S) in zone 8b in ZIP code 36041, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Highland Home (2 mi S)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 4; in one year in ten it comes after March 25. Waiting until March 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Highland Home #2, AL2 miles from this station, 65.2°F a year
- Highland Home, AL4 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Greenville, AL18 miles from this station, 66.1°F a year
- Troy, AL21 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
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