Is this weather normal in Houston County?

Alabama · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Houston County. Houston County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 75°, lows near 51°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Houston County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.5°OctNov: +1.6°NovDec: +0.5°DecJan 2026: +0.3°JanFeb: +1.1°FebMar: +4.9°MarApr: +2.6°AprMay: -0.8°MayJun: +0.1°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +2.0°AugSep: +2.4°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.2 inOctNov: -2.9 inNovDec: -1.0 inDecJan 2026: -2.3 inJanFeb: -1.3 inFebMar: -3.6 inMarApr: -2.8 inAprMay: +6.5 inMayJun: +2.5 inJunJul: -1.8 inJulAug: -0.4 inAugSep: -1.5 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Houston County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January61° / 39°5.0 in64.6° 195038.2° 1940
February65° / 42°5.0 in63.6° 201842.6° 1895
March72° / 48°5.1 in68.2° 202050.3° 1915
April79° / 54°4.5 in71.6° 196761.8° 1901
May86° / 62°3.3 in78.9° 189970.0° 1954
June90° / 70°5.2 in84.8° 191475.8° 1966
July92° / 72°5.9 in84.7° 198678.3° 1967
August91° / 71°5.4 in84.6° 202378.1° 1967
September88° / 67°4.7 in85.1° 192572.3° 1967
October80° / 57°3.1 in77.2° 191961.2° 1987
November70° / 46°3.7 in66.1° 202450.4° 1976
December63° / 42°5.2 in61.2° 201542.6° 2010

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Houston County

Crime Radar: Dothan, Headland

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