Fort Payne, AL Weather & Climate Normals
Fort Payne's real weather, in one number
Fort Payne, AL scores 46/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Fort Payne's hottest and coldest months
Fort Payne's hottest month is Jul, averaging 80°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 42°F, a 38.5°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Fort Payne's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 32°F | 5.27in |
| Feb | 57°F | 36°F | 5.39in |
| Mar | 65°F | 42°F | 5.28in |
| Apr | 74°F | 50°F | 5.07in |
| May | 81°F | 58°F | 5.01in |
| Jun | 88°F | 67°F | 4.6in |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 5.38in |
| Aug | 90°F | 69°F | 3.86in |
| Sep | 86°F | 64°F | 4.42in |
| Oct | 76°F | 52°F | 3.6in |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 4.53in |
| Dec | 55°F | 35°F | 5.62in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Fort Payne at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Fort Payne
Over a typical year, Fort Payne sees about 58.03in of precipitation a year across roughly 0 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Fort Payne ranks
Fort Payne ranks 3037 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 77 of 107 within AL. About 15,017 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Ft Payne, AL US, 2.3 miles from Fort Payne, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is