What is the hottest month in Skyline?

July is the warmest month in Skyline, with an average high of 89.1°F.

What is the coldest month in Skyline?

January is the coldest month in Skyline, with an average low of 29.2°F.

What month does Skyline get the most rain?

December is typically the wettest month in Skyline, with about 6.20 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Skyline in?

Skyline is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 8a, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Has the climate in Skyline changed recently?

9.3% of Skyline's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (since 2015), compared to roughly 5% if records were evenly distributed over time.

Skyline, AL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Skyline has an annual average temperature of 59.8°F with about 59.7 inches of precipitation per year and 1.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.20 in) and October the driest (3.56 in). Snow typically falls from February through March.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

38.6°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

3,249

HDD/yr

Cooling need

1,377

CDD/yr

Best time to visit Skyline

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

34 of 366 (9.3%) of Skyline'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		27
1900s		26
1910s		19
1920s		39
1930s		59
1940s		33
1950s		43
1960s		7
1970s		17
1980s		30
1990s		6
2000s		23
2010s		25
2020s		12

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	50.4°F	29.2°F	39.8°F	6.07 in	0.1 in	10
February	54.8°F	31.9°F	43.3°F	5.72 in	0.6 in	10
March	63.3°F	38.6°F	51.0°F	5.69 in	0.5 in	11
April	72.1°F	46.0°F	59.1°F	5.04 in	—	9
May	79.5°F	55.4°F	67.4°F	4.55 in	—	9
June	86.4°F	64.0°F	75.2°F	4.62 in	—	10
July	89.1°F	67.7°F	78.4°F	5.17 in	—	10
August	89.1°F	66.5°F	77.8°F	4.05 in	—	8
September	84.4°F	59.8°F	72.1°F	4.26 in	—	7
October	74.3°F	47.5°F	60.9°F	3.56 in	—	7
November	62.6°F	37.0°F	49.8°F	4.76 in	—	8
December	53.5°F	32.0°F	42.8°F	6.20 in	0.1 in	10