Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature

Mobile County had the highest average annual temperature of 67 counties in 2018, at 68.2 °F. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 60.3 °F. The median was 64.4 °F and the figure for Alabama was 64.5 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest68.2Mobile County
Lowest60.3DeKalb County
Median64.467 counties
Alabama64.5History

Top 40 counties, 2018

Mobile County: 68.2 °FMobile County68.2Baldwin County: 68.1 °FBaldwin County68.1Houston County: 67.9 °FHouston County67.9Geneva County: 67.5 °FGeneva County67.5Escambia County: 67.3 °FEscambia County67.3Henry County: 66.9 °FHenry County66.9Monroe County: 66.9 °FMonroe County66.9Conecuh County: 66.8 °FConecuh County66.8Covington County: 66.8 °FCovington County66.8Dale County: 66.8 °FDale County66.8Washington County: 66.6 °FWashington County66.6Coffee County: 66.5 °FCoffee County66.5Clarke County: 66.2 °FClarke County66.2Wilcox County: 66.2 °FWilcox County66.2Choctaw County: 66.1 °FChoctaw County66.1Lowndes County: 66 °FLowndes County66Barbour County: 65.9 °FBarbour County65.9Butler County: 65.9 °FButler County65.9Montgomery County: 65.9 °FMontgomery County65.9Dallas County: 65.8 °FDallas County65.8Russell County: 65.7 °FRussell County65.7Marengo County: 65.5 °FMarengo County65.5Crenshaw County: 65.4 °FCrenshaw County65.4Macon County: 65.4 °FMacon County65.4Pike County: 65.4 °FPike County65.4Bullock County: 65.3 °FBullock County65.3Sumter County: 65.3 °FSumter County65.3Autauga County: 65.2 °FAutauga County65.2Elmore County: 65 °FElmore County65Greene County: 64.8 °FGreene County64.8Hale County: 64.8 °FHale County64.8Perry County: 64.8 °FPerry County64.8Lee County: 64.5 °FLee County64.5Pickens County: 64.4 °FPickens County64.4Tuscaloosa County: 64.4 °FTuscaloosa County64.4Bibb County: 63.9 °FBibb County63.9Jefferson County: 63.6 °FJefferson County63.6Chilton County: 63.5 °FChilton County63.5Fayette County: 63.4 °FFayette County63.4Lamar County: 63.4 °FLamar County63.4
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
°F
Change on 2017
1Mobile County68.2-0.7%
2Baldwin County68.1-1.2%
3Houston County67.9-0.9%
4Geneva County67.5-0.6%
5Escambia County67.3-0.1%
6Henry County66.9-1.3%
6Monroe County66.9-0.3%
8Conecuh County66.80%
8Covington County66.8-0.3%
8Dale County66.8-1.2%
11Washington County66.6-0.9%
12Coffee County66.5-1%
13Clarke County66.2-1%
13Wilcox County66.2-0.6%
15Choctaw County66.1-0.8%
16Lowndes County66-1.3%
17Barbour County65.9-1.5%
17Butler County65.9-0.9%
17Montgomery County65.9-1.6%
20Dallas County65.8-0.6%
21Russell County65.7-0.2%
22Marengo County65.5-0.8%
23Crenshaw County65.4-1.5%
23Macon County65.4-0.9%
23Pike County65.4-1.8%
26Bullock County65.3-1.5%
26Sumter County65.3-0.9%
28Autauga County65.2-0.9%
29Elmore County65-1.2%
30Greene County64.8-0.8%
30Hale County64.8-0.5%
30Perry County64.8-0.6%
33Lee County64.5-0.3%
34Pickens County64.4-1.4%
34Tuscaloosa County64.4-0.5%
36Bibb County63.9-0.5%
37Jefferson County63.6-0.6%
38Chilton County63.5-0.6%
39Fayette County63.4-1.4%
39Lamar County63.4-2.2%
39Shelby County63.4-0.8%
42Talladega County63.3-0.6%
42Tallapoosa County63.3-0.9%
44Coosa County63.2-0.9%
45Chambers County63-0.8%
45St. Clair County63-0.8%
45Walker County63-0.6%
48Calhoun County62.9-0.9%
49Blount County62.5-0.8%
49Etowah County62.5-1.1%
51Randolph County62.2-1%
52Clay County62.1-0.8%
53Cherokee County62-1.4%
53Cleburne County62-1.3%
55Cullman County61.9-0.8%
55Marion County61.9-1.4%
57Morgan County61.7-1%
58Marshall County61.6-1.6%
59Colbert County61.5-0.6%
60Franklin County61.4-0.5%
60Limestone County61.4-1%
62Madison County61.3-1.3%
63Lawrence County61.2-0.6%
63Winston County61.2-1%
65Lauderdale County61.1-0.8%
66Jackson County60.5-1.5%
67DeKalb County60.3-1.6%

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About this ranking

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. 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, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. 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 average temperature, 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 average temperature, counties (Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2018) [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 average temperature, counties, Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2018. 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/average-annual-temperature/alabama-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2018. 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/average-annual-temperature/alabama-counties?period=2018.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/alabama-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2018}},
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