When your car battery decides to kick the bucket, it will almost certainly be at an inconvenient time (like when you are running late for work). If your car is struggling to start in the morning, it might be the writing on the wall for your battery. Unfortunately, if that’s the case, the cold weather won’t do it any favors. But with all the options on the market, how do you know which battery is best for cold weather"

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Earlier this year, we looked at the best car batteries for hot weather. Now we switch gears and will cover the five best car batteries for cold weather. We go through each of the top five batteries and provide an overview of why they are good choices for winter weather.
For the car batteries on this list, we went for balance. We looked at key things like cold cranking amps, reserve capacity, how long the battery maker has been in business, and, ultimately, price.

Best Car Batteries for Cold Weather: The List

Best Overall Battery
Best Runner-Up
Best High Performance

Optima RedTop
Diehard Platinum
Optima YellowTop

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Before we dive into the specifics on the best car batteries for cold weather, let’s cover a couple of important questions first (we have another FAQ list at the bottom too)...