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Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Franklin County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2020, at 80.53 inches. Clarke County had the lowest, at 56.94 inches. The median was 70.15 inches and the figure for Alabama was 68.67 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest80.53Franklin County
Lowest56.94Clarke County
Median70.1567 counties
Alabama68.67History

Map of counties, 2020

Autauga County: 68.69 inchesBaldwin County: 63.27 inchesBarbour County: 69.05 inchesBibb County: 67.36 inchesBlount County: 71.47 inchesBullock County: 64.82 inchesButler County: 64.42 inchesCalhoun County: 68.91 inchesChambers County: 71.1 inchesCherokee County: 70.15 inchesChilton County: 70.76 inchesChoctaw County: 66.92 inchesClarke County: 56.94 inchesClay County: 76.01 inchesCleburne County: 70.81 inchesCoffee County: 63.19 inchesColbert County: 78.06 inchesConecuh County: 64.65 inchesCoosa County: 77.34 inchesCovington County: 65.58 inchesCrenshaw County: 64.02 inchesCullman County: 71.26 inchesDale County: 65.48 inchesDallas County: 59.46 inchesDeKalb County: 73.81 inchesElmore County: 70.94 inchesEscambia County: 67.01 inchesEtowah County: 71.27 inchesFayette County: 74.07 inchesFranklin County: 80.53 inchesGeneva County: 69.16 inchesGreene County: 70.44 inchesHale County: 66.83 inchesHenry County: 69.38 inchesHouston County: 67.27 inchesJackson County: 79.83 inchesJefferson County: 70.32 inchesLamar County: 75.8 inchesLauderdale County: 75.37 inchesLawrence County: 75.76 inchesLee County: 71.43 inchesLimestone County: 71.29 inchesLowndes County: 65.17 inchesMacon County: 66.35 inchesMadison County: 74.8 inchesMarengo County: 58.83 inchesMarion County: 79.94 inchesMarshall County: 72.97 inchesMobile County: 58.19 inchesMonroe County: 61.12 inchesMontgomery County: 65.99 inchesMorgan County: 71.19 inchesPerry County: 59.66 inchesPickens County: 76.15 inchesPike County: 63.57 inchesRandolph County: 70.91 inchesRussell County: 67.52 inchesSt. Clair County: 72.59 inchesShelby County: 71.51 inchesSumter County: 65.74 inchesTalladega County: 73.96 inchesTallapoosa County: 73.33 inchesTuscaloosa County: 69.42 inchesWalker County: 72.03 inchesWashington County: 63.38 inchesWilcox County: 58.02 inchesWinston County: 77.12 inches
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inches, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Franklin County: 80.53 inchesFranklin County80.53Marion County: 79.94 inchesMarion County79.94Jackson County: 79.83 inchesJackson County79.83Colbert County: 78.06 inchesColbert County78.06Coosa County: 77.34 inchesCoosa County77.34Winston County: 77.12 inchesWinston County77.12Pickens County: 76.15 inchesPickens County76.15Clay County: 76.01 inchesClay County76.01Lamar County: 75.8 inchesLamar County75.8Lawrence County: 75.76 inchesLawrence County75.76Lauderdale County: 75.37 inchesLauderdale County75.37Madison County: 74.8 inchesMadison County74.8Fayette County: 74.07 inchesFayette County74.07Talladega County: 73.96 inchesTalladega County73.96DeKalb County: 73.81 inchesDeKalb County73.81Tallapoosa County: 73.33 inchesTallapoosa County73.33Marshall County: 72.97 inchesMarshall County72.97St. Clair County: 72.59 inchesSt. Clair County72.59Walker County: 72.03 inchesWalker County72.03Shelby County: 71.51 inchesShelby County71.51Blount County: 71.47 inchesBlount County71.47Lee County: 71.43 inchesLee County71.43Limestone County: 71.29 inchesLimestone County71.29Etowah County: 71.27 inchesEtowah County71.27Cullman County: 71.26 inchesCullman County71.26Morgan County: 71.19 inchesMorgan County71.19Chambers County: 71.1 inchesChambers County71.1Elmore County: 70.94 inchesElmore County70.94Randolph County: 70.91 inchesRandolph County70.91Cleburne County: 70.81 inchesCleburne County70.81Chilton County: 70.76 inchesChilton County70.76Greene County: 70.44 inchesGreene County70.44Jefferson County: 70.32 inchesJefferson County70.32Cherokee County: 70.15 inchesCherokee County70.15Tuscaloosa County: 69.42 inchesTuscaloosa County69.42Henry County: 69.38 inchesHenry County69.38Geneva County: 69.16 inchesGeneva County69.16Barbour County: 69.05 inchesBarbour County69.05Calhoun County: 68.91 inchesCalhoun County68.91Autauga County: 68.69 inchesAutauga County68.69Franklin County: 80.53 inchesFranklin County80.53Marion County: 79.94 inchesMarion County79.94Jackson County: 79.83 inchesJackson County79.83Colbert County: 78.06 inchesColbert County78.06Coosa County: 77.34 inchesCoosa County77.34Winston County: 77.12 inchesWinston County77.12Pickens County: 76.15 inchesPickens County76.15Clay County: 76.01 inchesClay County76.01Lamar County: 75.8 inchesLamar County75.8Lawrence County: 75.76 inchesLawrence County75.76Lauderdale County: 75.37 inchesLauderdale County75.37Madison County: 74.8 inchesMadison County74.8Fayette County: 74.07 inchesFayette County74.07Talladega County: 73.96 inchesTalladega County73.96DeKalb County: 73.81 inchesDeKalb County73.81Tallapoosa County: 73.33 inchesTallapoosa County73.33Marshall County: 72.97 inchesMarshall County72.97St. Clair County: 72.59 inchesSt. Clair County72.59Walker County: 72.03 inchesWalker County72.03Shelby County: 71.51 inchesShelby County71.51Blount County: 71.47 inchesBlount County71.47Lee County: 71.43 inchesLee County71.43Limestone County: 71.29 inchesLimestone County71.29Etowah County: 71.27 inchesEtowah County71.27Cullman County: 71.26 inchesCullman County71.26Morgan County: 71.19 inchesMorgan County71.19Chambers County: 71.1 inchesChambers County71.1Elmore County: 70.94 inchesElmore County70.94Randolph County: 70.91 inchesRandolph County70.91Cleburne County: 70.81 inchesCleburne County70.81Chilton County: 70.76 inchesChilton County70.76Greene County: 70.44 inchesGreene County70.44Jefferson County: 70.32 inchesJefferson County70.32Cherokee County: 70.15 inchesCherokee County70.15Tuscaloosa County: 69.42 inchesTuscaloosa County69.42Henry County: 69.38 inchesHenry County69.38Geneva County: 69.16 inchesGeneva County69.16Barbour County: 69.05 inchesBarbour County69.05Calhoun County: 68.91 inchesCalhoun County68.91Autauga County: 68.69 inchesAutauga County68.69
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
inches		Change on 2019
1Franklin County80.53+7.5%
2Marion County79.94+2.2%
3Jackson County79.83+22.6%
4Colbert County78.06+10.9%
5Coosa County77.34+48.8%
6Winston County77.12+3.5%
7Pickens County76.15+4.2%
8Clay County76.01+31.6%
9Lamar County75.8-2.4%
10Lawrence County75.76+9.1%
11Lauderdale County75.37+8.2%
12Madison County74.8+10.1%
13Fayette County74.07-5.8%
14Talladega County73.96+31.7%
15DeKalb County73.81+14.5%
16Tallapoosa County73.33+41.6%
17Marshall County72.97+12.5%
18St. Clair County72.59+24.8%
19Walker County72.03+12.6%
20Shelby County71.51+36.2%
21Blount County71.47+10.6%
22Lee County71.43+41.2%
23Limestone County71.29+4.8%
24Etowah County71.27+9.4%
25Cullman County71.26+5.6%
26Morgan County71.19+7.8%
27Chambers County71.1+33.8%
28Elmore County70.94+47.8%
29Randolph County70.91+28.8%
30Cleburne County70.81+32.5%
31Chilton County70.76+48.9%
32Greene County70.44+14.6%
33Jefferson County70.32+32.4%
34Cherokee County70.15+13.6%
35Tuscaloosa County69.42+12.1%
36Henry County69.38+58%
37Geneva County69.16+55.5%
38Barbour County69.05+54.9%
39Calhoun County68.91+20.7%
40Autauga County68.69+44.2%
41Russell County67.52+45.3%
42Bibb County67.36+28.5%
43Houston County67.27+56%
44Escambia County67.01+28.3%
45Choctaw County66.92+14.5%
46Hale County66.83+18.2%
47Macon County66.35+40.8%
48Montgomery County65.99+42.2%
49Sumter County65.74+17.1%
50Covington County65.58+38.3%
51Dale County65.48+52.6%
52Lowndes County65.17+40.5%
53Bullock County64.82+43.3%
54Conecuh County64.65+24.6%
55Butler County64.42+36.3%
56Crenshaw County64.02+38.7%
57Pike County63.57+36.6%
58Washington County63.38-3.7%
59Baldwin County63.27+13.8%
60Coffee County63.19+47.5%
61Monroe County61.12+28.2%
62Perry County59.66+21.9%
63Dallas County59.46+29.4%
64Marengo County58.83+26.9%
65Mobile County58.19-5.1%
66Wilcox County58.02+36.3%
67Clarke County56.94+10.4%

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About this ranking

Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2020. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2020.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Franklin County, with 80.53 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Clarke County, with 56.94 inches in 2020.

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