Altoona, PA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALTOONA 3 W, PA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Altoona has an annual average temperature of 49.6°F with about 44.7 inches of precipitation per year and 38.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.41 in) and February the driest (2.65 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Altoona
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →74 of 366 (20.2%) of Altoona's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1960s | 7 | |
| 1970s | 65 | |
| 1980s | 48 | |
| 1990s | 58 | |
| 2000s | 66 | |
| 2010s | 81 | |
| 2020s | 41 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.8°F | 18.8°F | 26.3°F | 2.94 in | 10.1 in | 15 |
| February | 37.1°F | 20.4°F | 28.7°F | 2.65 in | 11.0 in | 12 |
| March | 46.0°F | 27.8°F | 36.9°F | 3.49 in | 7.6 in | 12 |
| April | 59.6°F | 38.5°F | 49.0°F | 3.78 in | 0.6 in | 14 |
| May | 69.5°F | 48.6°F | 59.0°F | 4.41 in | — | 16 |
| June | 77.3°F | 57.0°F | 67.2°F | 4.24 in | — | 13 |
| July | 81.4°F | 61.3°F | 71.4°F | 4.18 in | — | 13 |
| August | 79.8°F | 60.0°F | 69.9°F | 3.86 in | — | 11 |
| September | 72.6°F | 53.2°F | 62.9°F | 4.33 in | — | 12 |
| October | 61.3°F | 42.0°F | 51.6°F | 3.84 in | — | 13 |
| November | 48.8°F | 32.6°F | 40.7°F | 3.63 in | 1.2 in | 14 |
| December | 38.1°F | 24.3°F | 31.2°F | 3.37 in | 7.6 in | 14 |
Climate twins of Altoona
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).