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Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Mobile County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2021, at 77.42 inches. Dallas County had the lowest, at 54.77 inches. The median was 65.78 inches and the figure for Alabama was 65.16 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest77.42Mobile County
Lowest54.77Dallas County
Median65.7867 counties
Alabama65.16History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 59.4 inchesBaldwin County: 73.59 inchesBarbour County: 57.7 inchesBibb County: 63.15 inchesBlount County: 71.45 inchesBullock County: 57.78 inchesButler County: 62.61 inchesCalhoun County: 58.99 inchesChambers County: 59.47 inchesCherokee County: 68.15 inchesChilton County: 60.72 inchesChoctaw County: 65.98 inchesClarke County: 64.84 inchesClay County: 61.19 inchesCleburne County: 60.49 inchesCoffee County: 60.74 inchesColbert County: 67.01 inchesConecuh County: 70.54 inchesCoosa County: 61.04 inchesCovington County: 66.85 inchesCrenshaw County: 61 inchesCullman County: 70.77 inchesDale County: 60.65 inchesDallas County: 54.77 inchesDeKalb County: 72.01 inchesElmore County: 61.8 inchesEscambia County: 74.54 inchesEtowah County: 67.28 inchesFayette County: 68.54 inchesFranklin County: 70.12 inchesGeneva County: 66.47 inchesGreene County: 62.82 inchesHale County: 57.87 inchesHenry County: 61.69 inchesHouston County: 65.78 inchesJackson County: 68.2 inchesJefferson County: 69.97 inchesLamar County: 68.75 inchesLauderdale County: 67.38 inchesLawrence County: 67.36 inchesLee County: 61.08 inchesLimestone County: 67.45 inchesLowndes County: 58.01 inchesMacon County: 59.31 inchesMadison County: 68.4 inchesMarengo County: 55.39 inchesMarion County: 73.47 inchesMarshall County: 68.8 inchesMobile County: 77.42 inchesMonroe County: 67.66 inchesMontgomery County: 59.6 inchesMorgan County: 67.83 inchesPerry County: 56.39 inchesPickens County: 68.93 inchesPike County: 58.72 inchesRandolph County: 59.08 inchesRussell County: 57.98 inchesSt. Clair County: 69.05 inchesShelby County: 70.66 inchesSumter County: 58.96 inchesTalladega County: 61.38 inchesTallapoosa County: 59.14 inchesTuscaloosa County: 65.99 inchesWalker County: 69.64 inchesWashington County: 72.71 inchesWilcox County: 57.82 inchesWinston County: 72.99 inches
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inches, 2021. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Mobile County: 77.42 inchesMobile County77.42Escambia County: 74.54 inchesEscambia County74.54Baldwin County: 73.59 inchesBaldwin County73.59Marion County: 73.47 inchesMarion County73.47Winston County: 72.99 inchesWinston County72.99Washington County: 72.71 inchesWashington County72.71DeKalb County: 72.01 inchesDeKalb County72.01Blount County: 71.45 inchesBlount County71.45Cullman County: 70.77 inchesCullman County70.77Shelby County: 70.66 inchesShelby County70.66Conecuh County: 70.54 inchesConecuh County70.54Franklin County: 70.12 inchesFranklin County70.12Jefferson County: 69.97 inchesJefferson County69.97Walker County: 69.64 inchesWalker County69.64St. Clair County: 69.05 inchesSt. Clair County69.05Pickens County: 68.93 inchesPickens County68.93Marshall County: 68.8 inchesMarshall County68.8Lamar County: 68.75 inchesLamar County68.75Fayette County: 68.54 inchesFayette County68.54Madison County: 68.4 inchesMadison County68.4Jackson County: 68.2 inchesJackson County68.2Cherokee County: 68.15 inchesCherokee County68.15Morgan County: 67.83 inchesMorgan County67.83Monroe County: 67.66 inchesMonroe County67.66Limestone County: 67.45 inchesLimestone County67.45Lauderdale County: 67.38 inchesLauderdale County67.38Lawrence County: 67.36 inchesLawrence County67.36Etowah County: 67.28 inchesEtowah County67.28Colbert County: 67.01 inchesColbert County67.01Covington County: 66.85 inchesCovington County66.85Geneva County: 66.47 inchesGeneva County66.47Tuscaloosa County: 65.99 inchesTuscaloosa County65.99Choctaw County: 65.98 inchesChoctaw County65.98Houston County: 65.78 inchesHouston County65.78Clarke County: 64.84 inchesClarke County64.84Bibb County: 63.15 inchesBibb County63.15Greene County: 62.82 inchesGreene County62.82Butler County: 62.61 inchesButler County62.61Elmore County: 61.8 inchesElmore County61.8Henry County: 61.69 inchesHenry County61.69Mobile County: 77.42 inchesMobile County77.42Escambia County: 74.54 inchesEscambia County74.54Baldwin County: 73.59 inchesBaldwin County73.59Marion County: 73.47 inchesMarion County73.47Winston County: 72.99 inchesWinston County72.99Washington County: 72.71 inchesWashington County72.71DeKalb County: 72.01 inchesDeKalb County72.01Blount County: 71.45 inchesBlount County71.45Cullman County: 70.77 inchesCullman County70.77Shelby County: 70.66 inchesShelby County70.66Conecuh County: 70.54 inchesConecuh County70.54Franklin County: 70.12 inchesFranklin County70.12Jefferson County: 69.97 inchesJefferson County69.97Walker County: 69.64 inchesWalker County69.64St. Clair County: 69.05 inchesSt. Clair County69.05Pickens County: 68.93 inchesPickens County68.93Marshall County: 68.8 inchesMarshall County68.8Lamar County: 68.75 inchesLamar County68.75Fayette County: 68.54 inchesFayette County68.54Madison County: 68.4 inchesMadison County68.4Jackson County: 68.2 inchesJackson County68.2Cherokee County: 68.15 inchesCherokee County68.15Morgan County: 67.83 inchesMorgan County67.83Monroe County: 67.66 inchesMonroe County67.66Limestone County: 67.45 inchesLimestone County67.45Lauderdale County: 67.38 inchesLauderdale County67.38Lawrence County: 67.36 inchesLawrence County67.36Etowah County: 67.28 inchesEtowah County67.28Colbert County: 67.01 inchesColbert County67.01Covington County: 66.85 inchesCovington County66.85Geneva County: 66.47 inchesGeneva County66.47Tuscaloosa County: 65.99 inchesTuscaloosa County65.99Choctaw County: 65.98 inchesChoctaw County65.98Houston County: 65.78 inchesHouston County65.78Clarke County: 64.84 inchesClarke County64.84Bibb County: 63.15 inchesBibb County63.15Greene County: 62.82 inchesGreene County62.82Butler County: 62.61 inchesButler County62.61Elmore County: 61.8 inchesElmore County61.8Henry County: 61.69 inchesHenry County61.69
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
inches		Change on 2020
1Mobile County77.42+33%
2Escambia County74.54+11.2%
3Baldwin County73.59+16.3%
4Marion County73.47-8.1%
5Winston County72.99-5.4%
6Washington County72.71+14.7%
7DeKalb County72.01-2.4%
8Blount County71.45-0%
9Cullman County70.77-0.7%
10Shelby County70.66-1.2%
11Conecuh County70.54+9.1%
12Franklin County70.12-12.9%
13Jefferson County69.97-0.5%
14Walker County69.64-3.3%
15St. Clair County69.05-4.9%
16Pickens County68.93-9.5%
17Marshall County68.8-5.7%
18Lamar County68.75-9.3%
19Fayette County68.54-7.5%
20Madison County68.4-8.6%
21Jackson County68.2-14.6%
22Cherokee County68.15-2.9%
23Morgan County67.83-4.7%
24Monroe County67.66+10.7%
25Limestone County67.45-5.4%
26Lauderdale County67.38-10.6%
27Lawrence County67.36-11.1%
28Etowah County67.28-5.6%
29Colbert County67.01-14.2%
30Covington County66.85+1.9%
31Geneva County66.47-3.9%
32Tuscaloosa County65.99-4.9%
33Choctaw County65.98-1.4%
34Houston County65.78-2.2%
35Clarke County64.84+13.9%
36Bibb County63.15-6.3%
37Greene County62.82-10.8%
38Butler County62.61-2.8%
39Elmore County61.8-12.9%
40Henry County61.69-11.1%
41Talladega County61.38-17%
42Clay County61.19-19.5%
43Lee County61.08-14.5%
44Coosa County61.04-21.1%
45Crenshaw County61-4.7%
46Coffee County60.74-3.9%
47Chilton County60.72-14.2%
48Dale County60.65-7.4%
49Cleburne County60.49-14.6%
50Montgomery County59.6-9.7%
51Chambers County59.47-16.4%
52Autauga County59.4-13.5%
53Macon County59.31-10.6%
54Tallapoosa County59.14-19.4%
55Randolph County59.08-16.7%
56Calhoun County58.99-14.4%
57Sumter County58.96-10.3%
58Pike County58.72-7.6%
59Lowndes County58.01-11%
60Russell County57.98-14.1%
61Hale County57.87-13.4%
62Wilcox County57.82-0.3%
63Bullock County57.78-10.9%
64Barbour County57.7-16.4%
65Perry County56.39-5.5%
66Marengo County55.39-5.8%
67Dallas County54.77-7.9%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (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, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Mobile County, with 77.42 inches in 2021, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Dallas County, with 54.77 inches in 2021.

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