Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Hardly any U.S. towns collect more precipitation than Holly Pond: 58 inches a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 89°. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 74% of U.S. towns. The latest 30-year average runs 0.8° warmer than 1901–2000’s, with December up the most. For walks and days out, the stretch from March to May and October brings highs of 64–80°.
A year in Holly Pond at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Holly Pond’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Holly Pond’s place in Alabama beside it.
What a year in Holly Pond feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 215 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 31 and the first by November 1. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Saint Bernard, AL, 11 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Holly Pond’s center in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 12°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 1 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Hanceville, AL, falls mostly in March. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 58 inches a year; December is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 101 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Holly Pond
63% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Saint Bernard, AL.
Living with Holly Pond’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
215 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 31 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 1.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, May and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Holly Pond from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (36%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 29%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Holly Pond and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Holly Pond yet.
Climates most like Holly Pond’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Pond, AL | 31° | 89° | 58" | 1.1" |
| Toccoa, GA | 33° | 89° | 57" | 1.4" |
| Oxford, MS | 32° | 90° | 59" | 1.2" |
| Half Moon, NC | 33° | 89° | 57" | 0.6" |
| Berea, SC | 32° | 89° | 56" | 1.9" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Holly Pond averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.6°).
A smaller shift than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Holly Pond compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Holly Pond’s place among Alabama’s.
Holly Pond weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Holly Pond’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Hanceville, AL. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 31° | 5.6" | 0.2" | 9 | 0 | 33° – 49° |
| February | 56° | 35° | 5.3" | 0.3" | 9 | 0 | 36° – 53° |
| March | 64° | 41° | 5.7" | 0.5" | 10 | 0 | 47° – 63° |
| April | 73° | 49° | 5.4" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| May | 80° | 57° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 64° – 74° |
| June | 87° | 65° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| July | 89° | 69° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 76° – 82° |
| August | 89° | 68° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 74° – 84° |
| September | 84° | 61° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| October | 74° | 50° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 58° – 67° |
| November | 63° | 39° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 44° – 56° |
| December | 54° | 34° | 5.8" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 35° – 54° |
| Year | 72° | 50° | 58.0" | 1.1" | 101 | 1 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 35° to 54°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Where Holly Pond’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Holly Pond’s center.
- Snow: Hanceville, AL.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Saint Bernard, AL, 11 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Holly Pond’s climate
What is the weather like in Holly Pond?
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 74% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 74% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Holly Pond in winter?
January nights average 31°. About 73 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 33°.
How much snow does Holly Pond get?
About 1.1 inches in a normal winter at Hanceville, AL, most of it in March, with snow on the ground about 1 days a year.
How hot does it get in Holly Pond?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 69°. About 60 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Saint Bernard, AL).
When is the first and last frost in Holly Pond?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 31 and the first fall frost by November 1, about 215 frost-free days, at Saint Bernard, AL.
What growing zone is Holly Pond in?
Zone 8a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 12°.
What is the best time of year to visit Holly Pond?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), March, April, May and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Holly Pond getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 88% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Holly Pond.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.