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Holiday weather history: Altoona, PA
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Altoona weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 60°F, low 39°F; rain or snow in 35% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 48%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Altoona (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 82°F (2024). Coldest high: 41°F (2012); coldest low 28°F (2000). Wettest: 0.87 in (2019). The median Halloween high was 64°F in 1995–2009 and 53°F in 2010–2025 (-11°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 51°F | 43°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 82°F | 52°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 46°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 60°F | 38°F | 0.03 in | – |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 55°F | 49°F | 0.01 in | – |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 47°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 71°F | 39°F | 0.87 in | – |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 69°F | 43°F | 0.03 in | – |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 50°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 52°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | – |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Altoona (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 63°F (2007). Coldest high: 27°F (2002); coldest low 12°F (2000). Wettest: 1.05 in (2010); snowiest: 0.2 in (1996). The median Thanksgiving high was 46°F in 1995–2009 and 46°F in 2010–2025 (+0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 36°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 43°F | 36°F | 0.40 in | – |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 51°F | 36°F | 0.01 in | – |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 55°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 54°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 55°F | 48°F | 0.18 in | – |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 41°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 46°F | 18°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 43°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 46°F | 34°F | 0.02 in | – |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Altoona (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 60°F (2021). Coldest high: 16°F (2022); coldest low 10°F (2004). Wettest: 0.59 in (2009). The median Christmas Day high was 31°F in 1995–2009 and 39°F in 2010–2025 (+8°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 49°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 39°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 53°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 16°F | 11°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 60°F | 40°F | 0.27 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 37°F | 16°F | 0.14 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 45°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 33°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 34°F | 20°F | 0.02 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 39°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | – |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Altoona (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 57°F (2021). Coldest high: 13°F (2017); coldest low 6°F (2017). Wettest: 0.76 in (2018); snowiest: 0.2 in (1998). The median New Year's Eve high was 40°F in 1995–2009 and 43°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 30°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 51°F | 34°F | 0.41 in | – |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 38°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 51°F | 40°F | 0.06 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 57°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 43°F | 31°F | 0.07 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 43°F | 33°F | 0.01 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 44°F | 29°F | 0.76 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 13°F | 6°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 43°F | 24°F | 0.01 in | – |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014736 (40.300, -78.317). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.