Highland Lake, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ONEONTA, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Highland Lake has an annual average temperature of 62.3°F with about 57.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.84 in) and October the driest (3.40 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,655
Cooling need
1,680

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Highland Lake'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.

1890s
18
1900s
22
1910s
47
1920s
2
1930s
2
1940s
52
1950s
77
1960s
24
1970s
25
1980s
29
1990s
16
2000s
30
2010s
17
2020s
5

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 53.2°F 32.9°F 43.1°F 5.49 in 9
February 57.3°F 35.4°F 46.3°F 5.51 in 10
March 66.0°F 42.4°F 54.2°F 5.09 in 10
April 73.8°F 49.5°F 61.6°F 5.64 in 8
May 80.8°F 58.7°F 69.8°F 4.19 in 8
June 87.3°F 66.9°F 77.1°F 5.24 in 10
July 90.9°F 70.4°F 80.7°F 5.04 in 10
August 89.8°F 69.5°F 79.6°F 3.61 in 8
September 84.9°F 62.7°F 73.8°F 4.09 in 6
October 75.0°F 51.4°F 63.2°F 3.40 in 6
November 64.2°F 41.2°F 52.7°F 4.23 in 7
December 55.4°F 35.4°F 45.4°F 5.84 in 10

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