Annual mean 16°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
29.5 °C
Coldest
7.4 °C
Wettest
48%
Windiest
3.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Fort Payne over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Fort Payne has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 43% in October, the driest month, to 49% in February, the wettest. Winds in Fort Payne are highest in March, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Fort Payne come in September, when the sky is typically 34% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
Month by month Fort Payne climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
8°C
2°C
4°C
47%
50%
2.2 m/s
9
0
31
February
12°C
5°C
9°C
49%
53%
2.3 m/s
23
0
51
March
16°C
8°C
13°C
46%
43%
2.4 m/s
39
1
65
April
20°C
10°C
18°C
45%
37%
2.2 m/s
60
15
61
May
24°C
16°C
24°C
46%
39%
1.7 m/s
59
45
33
June
28°C
20°C
30°C
46%
37%
1.5 m/s
26
59
6
July
29°C
21°C
33°C
45%
36%
1.3 m/s
7
46
1
August
29°C
21°C
32°C
45%
37%
1.2 m/s
11
53
1
September
27°C
18°C
28°C
43%
34%
1.4 m/s
34
57
14
October
22°C
12°C
21°C
43%
34%
1.5 m/s
62
27
50
November
15°C
6°C
12°C
44%
39%
1.7 m/s
36
3
65
December
10°C
4°C
8°C
47%
52%
2.0 m/s
16
0
46
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Fort Payne weather by season
Year round, Fort Payne has days of about 8°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Fort Payne weather in winterDecember to February
High 10°CLow 4°CRain 48%
Winter in Fort Payne has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort Payne weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 46%
Spring in Fort Payne has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort Payne weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 21°CRain 45%
Summer in Fort Payne has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort Payne weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 43%
Autumn in Fort Payne has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Fort Payne?
Fort Payne has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 43% in October, the driest month, to 49% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Fort Payne windiest?
Winds in Fort Payne are highest in March, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Fort Payne year round?
The average temperature in Fort Payne over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.