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Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation

Elmore County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2024, at 64.98 inches. Marengo County had the lowest, at 47.74 inches. The median was 55.29 inches and the figure for Alabama was 56.51 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest64.98Elmore County
Lowest47.74Marengo County
Median55.2967 counties
Alabama56.51History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 59.44 inchesBaldwin County: 62.45 inchesBarbour County: 61.23 inchesBibb County: 52.82 inchesBlount County: 52.04 inchesBullock County: 61.97 inchesButler County: 59.14 inchesCalhoun County: 52.26 inchesChambers County: 60.06 inchesCherokee County: 51.2 inchesChilton County: 54.7 inchesChoctaw County: 56.25 inchesClarke County: 58.72 inchesClay County: 59.41 inchesCleburne County: 57.34 inchesCoffee County: 62.56 inchesColbert County: 54.23 inchesConecuh County: 62.9 inchesCoosa County: 59.94 inchesCovington County: 59.05 inchesCrenshaw County: 60.18 inchesCullman County: 54.81 inchesDale County: 58.15 inchesDallas County: 54.59 inchesDeKalb County: 50.84 inchesElmore County: 64.98 inchesEscambia County: 57.51 inchesEtowah County: 48.78 inchesFayette County: 59.51 inchesFranklin County: 52.88 inchesGeneva County: 63.45 inchesGreene County: 51.84 inchesHale County: 50.37 inchesHenry County: 55.21 inchesHouston County: 59.04 inchesJackson County: 52.22 inchesJefferson County: 51.22 inchesLamar County: 55.29 inchesLauderdale County: 54.18 inchesLawrence County: 50.59 inchesLee County: 63.6 inchesLimestone County: 53.54 inchesLowndes County: 58.35 inchesMacon County: 62.72 inchesMadison County: 53.75 inchesMarengo County: 47.74 inchesMarion County: 54.34 inchesMarshall County: 48.66 inchesMobile County: 63.51 inchesMonroe County: 61.04 inchesMontgomery County: 62.32 inchesMorgan County: 52.55 inchesPerry County: 49.12 inchesPickens County: 52.41 inchesPike County: 61.57 inchesRandolph County: 59.33 inchesRussell County: 61.26 inchesSt. Clair County: 51.36 inchesShelby County: 52.4 inchesSumter County: 50.55 inchesTalladega County: 54.11 inchesTallapoosa County: 62.75 inchesTuscaloosa County: 54.11 inchesWalker County: 55.34 inchesWashington County: 59.84 inchesWilcox County: 55.13 inchesWinston County: 54.54 inches
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inches, 2024. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Elmore County: 64.98 inchesElmore County64.98Lee County: 63.6 inchesLee County63.6Mobile County: 63.51 inchesMobile County63.51Geneva County: 63.45 inchesGeneva County63.45Conecuh County: 62.9 inchesConecuh County62.9Tallapoosa County: 62.75 inchesTallapoosa County62.75Macon County: 62.72 inchesMacon County62.72Coffee County: 62.56 inchesCoffee County62.56Baldwin County: 62.45 inchesBaldwin County62.45Montgomery County: 62.32 inchesMontgomery County62.32Bullock County: 61.97 inchesBullock County61.97Pike County: 61.57 inchesPike County61.57Russell County: 61.26 inchesRussell County61.26Barbour County: 61.23 inchesBarbour County61.23Monroe County: 61.04 inchesMonroe County61.04Crenshaw County: 60.18 inchesCrenshaw County60.18Chambers County: 60.06 inchesChambers County60.06Coosa County: 59.94 inchesCoosa County59.94Washington County: 59.84 inchesWashington County59.84Fayette County: 59.51 inchesFayette County59.51Autauga County: 59.44 inchesAutauga County59.44Clay County: 59.41 inchesClay County59.41Randolph County: 59.33 inchesRandolph County59.33Butler County: 59.14 inchesButler County59.14Covington County: 59.05 inchesCovington County59.05Houston County: 59.04 inchesHouston County59.04Clarke County: 58.72 inchesClarke County58.72Lowndes County: 58.35 inchesLowndes County58.35Dale County: 58.15 inchesDale County58.15Escambia County: 57.51 inchesEscambia County57.51Cleburne County: 57.34 inchesCleburne County57.34Choctaw County: 56.25 inchesChoctaw County56.25Walker County: 55.34 inchesWalker County55.34Lamar County: 55.29 inchesLamar County55.29Henry County: 55.21 inchesHenry County55.21Wilcox County: 55.13 inchesWilcox County55.13Cullman County: 54.81 inchesCullman County54.81Chilton County: 54.7 inchesChilton County54.7Dallas County: 54.59 inchesDallas County54.59Winston County: 54.54 inchesWinston County54.54Elmore County: 64.98 inchesElmore County64.98Lee County: 63.6 inchesLee County63.6Mobile County: 63.51 inchesMobile County63.51Geneva County: 63.45 inchesGeneva County63.45Conecuh County: 62.9 inchesConecuh County62.9Tallapoosa County: 62.75 inchesTallapoosa County62.75Macon County: 62.72 inchesMacon County62.72Coffee County: 62.56 inchesCoffee County62.56Baldwin County: 62.45 inchesBaldwin County62.45Montgomery County: 62.32 inchesMontgomery County62.32Bullock County: 61.97 inchesBullock County61.97Pike County: 61.57 inchesPike County61.57Russell County: 61.26 inchesRussell County61.26Barbour County: 61.23 inchesBarbour County61.23Monroe County: 61.04 inchesMonroe County61.04Crenshaw County: 60.18 inchesCrenshaw County60.18Chambers County: 60.06 inchesChambers County60.06Coosa County: 59.94 inchesCoosa County59.94Washington County: 59.84 inchesWashington County59.84Fayette County: 59.51 inchesFayette County59.51Autauga County: 59.44 inchesAutauga County59.44Clay County: 59.41 inchesClay County59.41Randolph County: 59.33 inchesRandolph County59.33Butler County: 59.14 inchesButler County59.14Covington County: 59.05 inchesCovington County59.05Houston County: 59.04 inchesHouston County59.04Clarke County: 58.72 inchesClarke County58.72Lowndes County: 58.35 inchesLowndes County58.35Dale County: 58.15 inchesDale County58.15Escambia County: 57.51 inchesEscambia County57.51Cleburne County: 57.34 inchesCleburne County57.34Choctaw County: 56.25 inchesChoctaw County56.25Walker County: 55.34 inchesWalker County55.34Lamar County: 55.29 inchesLamar County55.29Henry County: 55.21 inchesHenry County55.21Wilcox County: 55.13 inchesWilcox County55.13Cullman County: 54.81 inchesCullman County54.81Chilton County: 54.7 inchesChilton County54.7Dallas County: 54.59 inchesDallas County54.59Winston County: 54.54 inchesWinston County54.54
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
inches		Change on 2023
1Elmore County64.98+23.4%
2Lee County63.6+17.6%
3Mobile County63.51+14.9%
4Geneva County63.45+36.7%
5Conecuh County62.9+45.2%
6Tallapoosa County62.75+10.1%
7Macon County62.72+17.3%
8Coffee County62.56+19.1%
9Baldwin County62.45+26.5%
10Montgomery County62.32+15.4%
11Bullock County61.97+17%
12Pike County61.57+9.9%
13Russell County61.26+24.1%
14Barbour County61.23+24.7%
15Monroe County61.04+27.3%
16Crenshaw County60.18+9.3%
17Chambers County60.06+9.7%
18Coosa County59.94+7.9%
19Washington County59.84+1.2%
20Fayette County59.51+12.1%
21Autauga County59.44+19.3%
22Clay County59.41+1.9%
23Randolph County59.33+10.3%
24Butler County59.14+17.6%
25Covington County59.05+23.7%
26Houston County59.04+27.9%
27Clarke County58.72+0.2%
28Lowndes County58.35+15.7%
29Dale County58.15+16.8%
30Escambia County57.51+26.3%
31Cleburne County57.34+14.8%
32Choctaw County56.25+3.6%
33Walker County55.34+8.4%
34Lamar County55.29+8.1%
35Henry County55.21+14.3%
36Wilcox County55.13+10.2%
37Cullman County54.81-2.4%
38Chilton County54.7+9.8%
39Dallas County54.59+9.7%
40Winston County54.54+0.6%
41Marion County54.34+2.7%
42Colbert County54.23+16.8%
43Lauderdale County54.18+17.6%
44Talladega County54.11-4.9%
44Tuscaloosa County54.11+12.4%
46Madison County53.75+9.6%
47Limestone County53.54+10.2%
48Franklin County52.88+6.4%
49Bibb County52.82+12.7%
50Morgan County52.55+3.2%
51Pickens County52.41-3.3%
52Shelby County52.4+5.3%
53Calhoun County52.26+5.6%
54Jackson County52.22+9.1%
55Blount County52.04-3.3%
56Greene County51.84+1.2%
57St. Clair County51.36-4.6%
58Jefferson County51.22+7%
59Cherokee County51.2+2.9%
60DeKalb County50.84+0.9%
61Lawrence County50.59+6.5%
62Sumter County50.55+2.2%
63Hale County50.37+2.4%
64Perry County49.12-0.1%
65Etowah County48.78-0.4%
66Marshall County48.66-2%
67Marengo County47.74-6.7%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Alabama by annual precipitation, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/alabama-counties?period=2024. 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?

Elmore County, with 64.98 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Marengo County, with 47.74 inches in 2024.

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