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Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Washington County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2023, at 59.14 inches. Conecuh County had the lowest, at 43.32 inches. The median was 50.04 inches and the figure for Alabama was 51.12 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest59.14Washington County
Lowest43.32Conecuh County
Median50.0467 counties
Alabama51.12History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 49.81 inchesBaldwin County: 49.37 inchesBarbour County: 49.11 inchesBibb County: 46.88 inchesBlount County: 53.83 inchesBullock County: 52.96 inchesButler County: 50.28 inchesCalhoun County: 49.49 inchesChambers County: 54.77 inchesCherokee County: 49.75 inchesChilton County: 49.84 inchesChoctaw County: 54.29 inchesClarke County: 58.61 inchesClay County: 58.32 inchesCleburne County: 49.96 inchesCoffee County: 52.53 inchesColbert County: 46.41 inchesConecuh County: 43.32 inchesCoosa County: 55.55 inchesCovington County: 47.75 inchesCrenshaw County: 55.06 inchesCullman County: 56.13 inchesDale County: 49.77 inchesDallas County: 49.75 inchesDeKalb County: 50.4 inchesElmore County: 52.64 inchesEscambia County: 45.54 inchesEtowah County: 48.96 inchesFayette County: 53.08 inchesFranklin County: 49.72 inchesGeneva County: 46.4 inchesGreene County: 51.23 inchesHale County: 49.18 inchesHenry County: 48.29 inchesHouston County: 46.17 inchesJackson County: 47.86 inchesJefferson County: 47.85 inchesLamar County: 51.17 inchesLauderdale County: 46.06 inchesLawrence County: 47.49 inchesLee County: 54.06 inchesLimestone County: 48.59 inchesLowndes County: 50.44 inchesMacon County: 53.48 inchesMadison County: 49.02 inchesMarengo County: 51.17 inchesMarion County: 52.89 inchesMarshall County: 49.64 inchesMobile County: 55.27 inchesMonroe County: 47.95 inchesMontgomery County: 54.02 inchesMorgan County: 50.93 inchesPerry County: 49.16 inchesPickens County: 54.2 inchesPike County: 56.04 inchesRandolph County: 53.8 inchesRussell County: 49.37 inchesSt. Clair County: 53.83 inchesShelby County: 49.78 inchesSumter County: 49.44 inchesTalladega County: 56.87 inchesTallapoosa County: 56.98 inchesTuscaloosa County: 48.15 inchesWalker County: 51.06 inchesWashington County: 59.14 inchesWilcox County: 50.04 inchesWinston County: 54.22 inches
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inches, 2023. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Washington County: 59.14 inchesWashington County59.14Clarke County: 58.61 inchesClarke County58.61Clay County: 58.32 inchesClay County58.32Tallapoosa County: 56.98 inchesTallapoosa County56.98Talladega County: 56.87 inchesTalladega County56.87Cullman County: 56.13 inchesCullman County56.13Pike County: 56.04 inchesPike County56.04Coosa County: 55.55 inchesCoosa County55.55Mobile County: 55.27 inchesMobile County55.27Crenshaw County: 55.06 inchesCrenshaw County55.06Chambers County: 54.77 inchesChambers County54.77Choctaw County: 54.29 inchesChoctaw County54.29Winston County: 54.22 inchesWinston County54.22Pickens County: 54.2 inchesPickens County54.2Lee County: 54.06 inchesLee County54.06Montgomery County: 54.02 inchesMontgomery County54.02Blount County: 53.83 inchesBlount County53.83St. Clair County: 53.83 inchesSt. Clair County53.83Randolph County: 53.8 inchesRandolph County53.8Macon County: 53.48 inchesMacon County53.48Fayette County: 53.08 inchesFayette County53.08Bullock County: 52.96 inchesBullock County52.96Marion County: 52.89 inchesMarion County52.89Elmore County: 52.64 inchesElmore County52.64Coffee County: 52.53 inchesCoffee County52.53Greene County: 51.23 inchesGreene County51.23Lamar County: 51.17 inchesLamar County51.17Marengo County: 51.17 inchesMarengo County51.17Walker County: 51.06 inchesWalker County51.06Morgan County: 50.93 inchesMorgan County50.93Lowndes County: 50.44 inchesLowndes County50.44DeKalb County: 50.4 inchesDeKalb County50.4Butler County: 50.28 inchesButler County50.28Wilcox County: 50.04 inchesWilcox County50.04Cleburne County: 49.96 inchesCleburne County49.96Chilton County: 49.84 inchesChilton County49.84Autauga County: 49.81 inchesAutauga County49.81Shelby County: 49.78 inchesShelby County49.78Dale County: 49.77 inchesDale County49.77Cherokee County: 49.75 inchesCherokee County49.75Washington County: 59.14 inchesWashington County59.14Clarke County: 58.61 inchesClarke County58.61Clay County: 58.32 inchesClay County58.32Tallapoosa County: 56.98 inchesTallapoosa County56.98Talladega County: 56.87 inchesTalladega County56.87Cullman County: 56.13 inchesCullman County56.13Pike County: 56.04 inchesPike County56.04Coosa County: 55.55 inchesCoosa County55.55Mobile County: 55.27 inchesMobile County55.27Crenshaw County: 55.06 inchesCrenshaw County55.06Chambers County: 54.77 inchesChambers County54.77Choctaw County: 54.29 inchesChoctaw County54.29Winston County: 54.22 inchesWinston County54.22Pickens County: 54.2 inchesPickens County54.2Lee County: 54.06 inchesLee County54.06Montgomery County: 54.02 inchesMontgomery County54.02Blount County: 53.83 inchesBlount County53.83St. Clair County: 53.83 inchesSt. Clair County53.83Randolph County: 53.8 inchesRandolph County53.8Macon County: 53.48 inchesMacon County53.48Fayette County: 53.08 inchesFayette County53.08Bullock County: 52.96 inchesBullock County52.96Marion County: 52.89 inchesMarion County52.89Elmore County: 52.64 inchesElmore County52.64Coffee County: 52.53 inchesCoffee County52.53Greene County: 51.23 inchesGreene County51.23Lamar County: 51.17 inchesLamar County51.17Marengo County: 51.17 inchesMarengo County51.17Walker County: 51.06 inchesWalker County51.06Morgan County: 50.93 inchesMorgan County50.93Lowndes County: 50.44 inchesLowndes County50.44DeKalb County: 50.4 inchesDeKalb County50.4Butler County: 50.28 inchesButler County50.28Wilcox County: 50.04 inchesWilcox County50.04Cleburne County: 49.96 inchesCleburne County49.96Chilton County: 49.84 inchesChilton County49.84Autauga County: 49.81 inchesAutauga County49.81Shelby County: 49.78 inchesShelby County49.78Dale County: 49.77 inchesDale County49.77Cherokee County: 49.75 inchesCherokee County49.75
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inches		Change on 2022
1Washington County59.14-6.9%
2Clarke County58.61-0%
3Clay County58.32-5%
4Tallapoosa County56.98+2.4%
5Talladega County56.87-8.6%
6Cullman County56.13-5.7%
7Pike County56.04+11.3%
8Coosa County55.55-10.8%
9Mobile County55.27-13.7%
10Crenshaw County55.06+0.2%
11Chambers County54.77+6.9%
12Choctaw County54.29-8%
13Winston County54.22-17.1%
14Pickens County54.2-7.6%
15Lee County54.06+4.4%
16Montgomery County54.02-8.2%
17Blount County53.83-10.5%
17St. Clair County53.83-11.7%
19Randolph County53.8-0.7%
20Macon County53.48-1.3%
21Fayette County53.08-9.6%
22Bullock County52.96+0.2%
23Marion County52.89-15.7%
24Elmore County52.64-11.5%
25Coffee County52.53+6.3%
26Greene County51.23-14.2%
27Lamar County51.17-13.2%
27Marengo County51.17-12.5%
29Walker County51.06-19.3%
30Morgan County50.93-10.8%
31Lowndes County50.44-10.8%
32DeKalb County50.4-18.8%
33Butler County50.28-11.6%
34Wilcox County50.04-12.2%
35Cleburne County49.96-13.1%
36Chilton County49.84-11.8%
37Autauga County49.81-10.8%
38Shelby County49.78-19.1%
39Dale County49.77+1%
40Cherokee County49.75-15.4%
40Dallas County49.75-12.5%
42Franklin County49.72-21.2%
43Marshall County49.64-21.2%
44Calhoun County49.49-12.7%
45Sumter County49.44-13.2%
46Baldwin County49.37-21.1%
46Russell County49.37+2%
48Hale County49.18-15.9%
49Perry County49.16-15.1%
50Barbour County49.11-1%
51Madison County49.02-18.9%
52Etowah County48.96-16.4%
53Limestone County48.59-13.7%
54Henry County48.29-5%
55Tuscaloosa County48.15-15.9%
56Monroe County47.95-14.3%
57Jackson County47.86-22.7%
58Jefferson County47.85-20.3%
59Covington County47.75-9.5%
60Lawrence County47.49-20.2%
61Bibb County46.88-17.2%
62Colbert County46.41-21.2%
63Geneva County46.4-12.6%
64Houston County46.17-13.2%
65Lauderdale County46.06-18.1%
66Escambia County45.54-17.2%
67Conecuh County43.32-21.6%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Washington County, with 59.14 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Conecuh County, with 43.32 inches in 2023.

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