Highland Home, Alabama climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Highland Home's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.8°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 32°C.
- NOAA stationHighland Home
- Station IDUSC00013816
- Location31.88°N 86.25°W
- Elevation433 ft (132 m)
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Home.
- Jan 58° 32°
- Feb 61° 35°
- Mar 69° 41°
- Apr 76° 47°
- May 83° 56°
- Jun 88° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 89° 66°
- Sep 86° 61°
- Oct 77° 50°
- Nov 67° 39°
- Dec 60° 35°
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 each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 32°F | 44.9°F | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 61°F | 35°F | 47.9°F | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 41°F | 54.5°F | – | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 47°F | 61.2°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 56°F | 69.0°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 63°F | 75.5°F | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 89°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 66°F | 77.7°F | – | 17 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 61°F | 73.2°F | – | 7 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 50°F | 63.6°F | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 39°F | 53.2°F | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 35°F | 47.4°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 49°F | 62.2°F | – | 58 | 54 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 0°C | 7.2°C |
| February | 16°C | 2°C | 8.8°C |
| March | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C |
| April | 24°C | 8°C | 16.2°C |
| May | 28°C | 13°C | 20.6°C |
| June | 31°C | 17°C | 24.2°C |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.6°C |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 22.9°C |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.6°C |
| November | 19°C | 4°C | 11.8°C |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.6°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Greenville station (22 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 USC00013816; 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?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00013816.
When is the last frost at Highland Home?
In Highland Home, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 24 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 311 year in 10 after April 17; 9 in 10 after March 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 24; 9 in 10 before November 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 220 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 245 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 15 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Highland Home 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 USC00013816; 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?
In a normal year in Highland Home, 58 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 54 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 58a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 54a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 105°F, on June 26, 1914; the lowest is −4°F, on February 13, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1929, with 79.86 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 15.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00013816; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00013816. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Highland Home?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Highland Home, 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 record?
A normal year at Highland Home brings 2,665 heating degree days, 50% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,668 cooling degree days, 84% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,133 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 624 | 1 |
| February | 480 | 2 |
| March | 334 | 10 |
| April | 155 | 43 |
| May | 32 | 158 |
| June | 0 | 314 |
| July | 0 | 406 |
| August | 0 | 394 |
| September | 7 | 251 |
| October | 120 | 77 |
| November | 364 | 12 |
| December | 550 | 3 |
| Year (annual) | 2,665 | 1,668 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00013816. 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.
How does Highland Home's climate compare?
Highland Home is warmer than 26 of the 80 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.2°F is warmer than 81%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Highland Home share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Luverne, AL2,678 people · 11 mi S
- Rutledge, AL346 people · 11 mi S
- Petrey, AL62 people · 3 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Highland Home's climate
What is the coldest month at Highland Home?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at Highland Home?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Greenville station (22 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Highland Home in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Highland Home in zone 8b in ZIP code 36041, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Highland Home?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 17. Waiting until April 17 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 mi S), AL4 miles from this station, 65.1°F a year
- Highland Home #2, AL6 miles from this station, 65.2°F a year
- Troy, AL16 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Greenville, AL21 miles from this station, 66.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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