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Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Winston County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2022, at 65.39 inches. Russell County had the lowest, at 48.38 inches. The median was 57.93 inches and the figure for Alabama was 57.85 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest65.39Winston County
Lowest48.38Russell County
Median57.9367 counties
Alabama57.85History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 55.87 inchesBaldwin County: 62.56 inchesBarbour County: 49.59 inchesBibb County: 56.64 inchesBlount County: 60.16 inchesBullock County: 52.84 inchesButler County: 56.85 inchesCalhoun County: 56.66 inchesChambers County: 51.23 inchesCherokee County: 58.79 inchesChilton County: 56.51 inchesChoctaw County: 58.98 inchesClarke County: 58.63 inchesClay County: 61.37 inchesCleburne County: 57.49 inchesCoffee County: 49.44 inchesColbert County: 58.91 inchesConecuh County: 55.27 inchesCoosa County: 62.27 inchesCovington County: 52.79 inchesCrenshaw County: 54.95 inchesCullman County: 59.53 inchesDale County: 49.26 inchesDallas County: 56.83 inchesDeKalb County: 62.07 inchesElmore County: 59.45 inchesEscambia County: 55.02 inchesEtowah County: 58.53 inchesFayette County: 58.73 inchesFranklin County: 63.08 inchesGeneva County: 53.06 inchesGreene County: 59.68 inchesHale County: 58.48 inchesHenry County: 50.81 inchesHouston County: 53.22 inchesJackson County: 61.93 inchesJefferson County: 60.04 inchesLamar County: 58.94 inchesLauderdale County: 56.25 inchesLawrence County: 59.48 inchesLee County: 51.8 inchesLimestone County: 56.32 inchesLowndes County: 56.56 inchesMacon County: 54.18 inchesMadison County: 60.47 inchesMarengo County: 58.5 inchesMarion County: 62.73 inchesMarshall County: 62.96 inchesMobile County: 64.06 inchesMonroe County: 55.92 inchesMontgomery County: 58.83 inchesMorgan County: 57.12 inchesPerry County: 57.93 inchesPickens County: 58.63 inchesPike County: 50.36 inchesRandolph County: 54.18 inchesRussell County: 48.38 inchesSt. Clair County: 60.93 inchesShelby County: 61.53 inchesSumter County: 56.97 inchesTalladega County: 62.22 inchesTallapoosa County: 55.64 inchesTuscaloosa County: 57.24 inchesWalker County: 63.26 inchesWashington County: 63.54 inchesWilcox County: 57.01 inchesWinston County: 65.39 inches
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inches, 2022. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Winston County: 65.39 inchesWinston County65.39Mobile County: 64.06 inchesMobile County64.06Washington County: 63.54 inchesWashington County63.54Walker County: 63.26 inchesWalker County63.26Franklin County: 63.08 inchesFranklin County63.08Marshall County: 62.96 inchesMarshall County62.96Marion County: 62.73 inchesMarion County62.73Baldwin County: 62.56 inchesBaldwin County62.56Coosa County: 62.27 inchesCoosa County62.27Talladega County: 62.22 inchesTalladega County62.22DeKalb County: 62.07 inchesDeKalb County62.07Jackson County: 61.93 inchesJackson County61.93Shelby County: 61.53 inchesShelby County61.53Clay County: 61.37 inchesClay County61.37St. Clair County: 60.93 inchesSt. Clair County60.93Madison County: 60.47 inchesMadison County60.47Blount County: 60.16 inchesBlount County60.16Jefferson County: 60.04 inchesJefferson County60.04Greene County: 59.68 inchesGreene County59.68Cullman County: 59.53 inchesCullman County59.53Lawrence County: 59.48 inchesLawrence County59.48Elmore County: 59.45 inchesElmore County59.45Choctaw County: 58.98 inchesChoctaw County58.98Lamar County: 58.94 inchesLamar County58.94Colbert County: 58.91 inchesColbert County58.91Montgomery County: 58.83 inchesMontgomery County58.83Cherokee County: 58.79 inchesCherokee County58.79Fayette County: 58.73 inchesFayette County58.73Clarke County: 58.63 inchesClarke County58.63Pickens County: 58.63 inchesPickens County58.63Etowah County: 58.53 inchesEtowah County58.53Marengo County: 58.5 inchesMarengo County58.5Hale County: 58.48 inchesHale County58.48Perry County: 57.93 inchesPerry County57.93Cleburne County: 57.49 inchesCleburne County57.49Tuscaloosa County: 57.24 inchesTuscaloosa County57.24Morgan County: 57.12 inchesMorgan County57.12Wilcox County: 57.01 inchesWilcox County57.01Sumter County: 56.97 inchesSumter County56.97Butler County: 56.85 inchesButler County56.85Winston County: 65.39 inchesWinston County65.39Mobile County: 64.06 inchesMobile County64.06Washington County: 63.54 inchesWashington County63.54Walker County: 63.26 inchesWalker County63.26Franklin County: 63.08 inchesFranklin County63.08Marshall County: 62.96 inchesMarshall County62.96Marion County: 62.73 inchesMarion County62.73Baldwin County: 62.56 inchesBaldwin County62.56Coosa County: 62.27 inchesCoosa County62.27Talladega County: 62.22 inchesTalladega County62.22DeKalb County: 62.07 inchesDeKalb County62.07Jackson County: 61.93 inchesJackson County61.93Shelby County: 61.53 inchesShelby County61.53Clay County: 61.37 inchesClay County61.37St. Clair County: 60.93 inchesSt. Clair County60.93Madison County: 60.47 inchesMadison County60.47Blount County: 60.16 inchesBlount County60.16Jefferson County: 60.04 inchesJefferson County60.04Greene County: 59.68 inchesGreene County59.68Cullman County: 59.53 inchesCullman County59.53Lawrence County: 59.48 inchesLawrence County59.48Elmore County: 59.45 inchesElmore County59.45Choctaw County: 58.98 inchesChoctaw County58.98Lamar County: 58.94 inchesLamar County58.94Colbert County: 58.91 inchesColbert County58.91Montgomery County: 58.83 inchesMontgomery County58.83Cherokee County: 58.79 inchesCherokee County58.79Fayette County: 58.73 inchesFayette County58.73Clarke County: 58.63 inchesClarke County58.63Pickens County: 58.63 inchesPickens County58.63Etowah County: 58.53 inchesEtowah County58.53Marengo County: 58.5 inchesMarengo County58.5Hale County: 58.48 inchesHale County58.48Perry County: 57.93 inchesPerry County57.93Cleburne County: 57.49 inchesCleburne County57.49Tuscaloosa County: 57.24 inchesTuscaloosa County57.24Morgan County: 57.12 inchesMorgan County57.12Wilcox County: 57.01 inchesWilcox County57.01Sumter County: 56.97 inchesSumter County56.97Butler County: 56.85 inchesButler County56.85
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
inches		Change on 2021
1Winston County65.39-10.4%
2Mobile County64.06-17.3%
3Washington County63.54-12.6%
4Walker County63.26-9.2%
5Franklin County63.08-10%
6Marshall County62.96-8.5%
7Marion County62.73-14.6%
8Baldwin County62.56-15%
9Coosa County62.27+2%
10Talladega County62.22+1.4%
11DeKalb County62.07-13.8%
12Jackson County61.93-9.2%
13Shelby County61.53-12.9%
14Clay County61.37+0.3%
15St. Clair County60.93-11.8%
16Madison County60.47-11.6%
17Blount County60.16-15.8%
18Jefferson County60.04-14.2%
19Greene County59.68-5%
20Cullman County59.53-15.9%
21Lawrence County59.48-11.7%
22Elmore County59.45-3.8%
23Choctaw County58.98-10.6%
24Lamar County58.94-14.3%
25Colbert County58.91-12.1%
26Montgomery County58.83-1.3%
27Cherokee County58.79-13.7%
28Fayette County58.73-14.3%
29Clarke County58.63-9.6%
29Pickens County58.63-14.9%
31Etowah County58.53-13%
32Marengo County58.5+5.6%
33Hale County58.48+1.1%
34Perry County57.93+2.7%
35Cleburne County57.49-5%
36Tuscaloosa County57.24-13.3%
37Morgan County57.12-15.8%
38Wilcox County57.01-1.4%
39Sumter County56.97-3.4%
40Butler County56.85-9.2%
41Dallas County56.83+3.8%
42Calhoun County56.66-3.9%
43Bibb County56.64-10.3%
44Lowndes County56.56-2.5%
45Chilton County56.51-6.9%
46Limestone County56.32-16.5%
47Lauderdale County56.25-16.5%
48Monroe County55.92-17.4%
49Autauga County55.87-5.9%
50Tallapoosa County55.64-5.9%
51Conecuh County55.27-21.6%
52Escambia County55.02-26.2%
53Crenshaw County54.95-9.9%
54Macon County54.18-8.6%
54Randolph County54.18-8.3%
56Houston County53.22-19.1%
57Geneva County53.06-20.2%
58Bullock County52.84-8.5%
59Covington County52.79-21%
60Lee County51.8-15.2%
61Chambers County51.23-13.9%
62Henry County50.81-17.6%
63Pike County50.36-14.2%
64Barbour County49.59-14.1%
65Coffee County49.44-18.6%
66Dale County49.26-18.8%
67Russell County48.38-16.6%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Winston County, with 65.39 inches in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Russell County, with 48.38 inches in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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