Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature

Houston County had the highest average annual temperature of 67 counties in 2019, at 69 °F. Jackson County had the lowest, at 61.1 °F. The median was 65.1 °F and the figure for Alabama was 65.4 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Lowest61.1Jackson County
Median65.167 counties
Alabama65.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Autauga County: 66.7 °FBaldwin County: 68.8 °FBarbour County: 66.9 °FBibb County: 64.9 °FBlount County: 63.6 °FBullock County: 66.6 °FButler County: 67.2 °FCalhoun County: 63.8 °FChambers County: 64.1 °FCherokee County: 62.9 °FChilton County: 65.1 °FChoctaw County: 66.5 °FClarke County: 67 °FClay County: 63.2 °FCleburne County: 62.8 °FCoffee County: 67.9 °FColbert County: 62.1 °FConecuh County: 67.9 °FCoosa County: 64.7 °FCovington County: 67.9 °FCrenshaw County: 66.8 °FCullman County: 63 °FDale County: 68.1 °FDallas County: 67.1 °FDeKalb County: 61.2 °FElmore County: 66.3 °FEscambia County: 68.4 °FEtowah County: 63.5 °FFayette County: 63.8 °FFranklin County: 62 °FGeneva County: 68.5 °FGreene County: 65.2 °FHale County: 65.3 °FHenry County: 68 °FHouston County: 69 °FJackson County: 61.1 °FJefferson County: 64.5 °FLamar County: 63.9 °FLauderdale County: 61.9 °FLawrence County: 61.8 °FLee County: 65.4 °FLimestone County: 62.4 °FLowndes County: 67.4 °FMacon County: 66.4 °FMadison County: 62.2 °FMarengo County: 66.1 °FMarion County: 62.5 °FMarshall County: 62.7 °FMobile County: 68.8 °FMonroe County: 68 °FMontgomery County: 67.2 °FMorgan County: 62.6 °FPerry County: 65.8 °FPickens County: 64.9 °FPike County: 66.8 °FRandolph County: 63.2 °FRussell County: 66.5 °FSt. Clair County: 64 °FShelby County: 64.5 °FSumter County: 65.6 °FTalladega County: 64.3 °FTallapoosa County: 64.4 °FTuscaloosa County: 64.8 °FWalker County: 63.7 °FWashington County: 67.1 °FWilcox County: 67.4 °FWinston County: 62 °F
  • Under 63
  • 63 to 64
  • 64 to 65
  • 65 to 67
  • 67 and over
°F, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Houston County: 69 °FHouston County69Baldwin County: 68.8 °FBaldwin County68.8Mobile County: 68.8 °FMobile County68.8Geneva County: 68.5 °FGeneva County68.5Escambia County: 68.4 °FEscambia County68.4Dale County: 68.1 °FDale County68.1Henry County: 68 °FHenry County68Monroe County: 68 °FMonroe County68Coffee County: 67.9 °FCoffee County67.9Conecuh County: 67.9 °FConecuh County67.9Covington County: 67.9 °FCovington County67.9Lowndes County: 67.4 °FLowndes County67.4Wilcox County: 67.4 °FWilcox County67.4Butler County: 67.2 °FButler County67.2Montgomery County: 67.2 °FMontgomery County67.2Dallas County: 67.1 °FDallas County67.1Washington County: 67.1 °FWashington County67.1Clarke County: 67 °FClarke County67Barbour County: 66.9 °FBarbour County66.9Crenshaw County: 66.8 °FCrenshaw County66.8Pike County: 66.8 °FPike County66.8Autauga County: 66.7 °FAutauga County66.7Bullock County: 66.6 °FBullock County66.6Choctaw County: 66.5 °FChoctaw County66.5Russell County: 66.5 °FRussell County66.5Macon County: 66.4 °FMacon County66.4Elmore County: 66.3 °FElmore County66.3Marengo County: 66.1 °FMarengo County66.1Perry County: 65.8 °FPerry County65.8Sumter County: 65.6 °FSumter County65.6Lee County: 65.4 °FLee County65.4Hale County: 65.3 °FHale County65.3Greene County: 65.2 °FGreene County65.2Chilton County: 65.1 °FChilton County65.1Bibb County: 64.9 °FBibb County64.9Pickens County: 64.9 °FPickens County64.9Tuscaloosa County: 64.8 °FTuscaloosa County64.8Coosa County: 64.7 °FCoosa County64.7Jefferson County: 64.5 °FJefferson County64.5Shelby County: 64.5 °FShelby County64.5Houston County: 69 °FHouston County69Baldwin County: 68.8 °FBaldwin County68.8Mobile County: 68.8 °FMobile County68.8Geneva County: 68.5 °FGeneva County68.5Escambia County: 68.4 °FEscambia County68.4Dale County: 68.1 °FDale County68.1Henry County: 68 °FHenry County68Monroe County: 68 °FMonroe County68Coffee County: 67.9 °FCoffee County67.9Conecuh County: 67.9 °FConecuh County67.9Covington County: 67.9 °FCovington County67.9Lowndes County: 67.4 °FLowndes County67.4Wilcox County: 67.4 °FWilcox County67.4Butler County: 67.2 °FButler County67.2Montgomery County: 67.2 °FMontgomery County67.2Dallas County: 67.1 °FDallas County67.1Washington County: 67.1 °FWashington County67.1Clarke County: 67 °FClarke County67Barbour County: 66.9 °FBarbour County66.9Crenshaw County: 66.8 °FCrenshaw County66.8Pike County: 66.8 °FPike County66.8Autauga County: 66.7 °FAutauga County66.7Bullock County: 66.6 °FBullock County66.6Choctaw County: 66.5 °FChoctaw County66.5Russell County: 66.5 °FRussell County66.5Macon County: 66.4 °FMacon County66.4Elmore County: 66.3 °FElmore County66.3Marengo County: 66.1 °FMarengo County66.1Perry County: 65.8 °FPerry County65.8Sumter County: 65.6 °FSumter County65.6Lee County: 65.4 °FLee County65.4Hale County: 65.3 °FHale County65.3Greene County: 65.2 °FGreene County65.2Chilton County: 65.1 °FChilton County65.1Bibb County: 64.9 °FBibb County64.9Pickens County: 64.9 °FPickens County64.9Tuscaloosa County: 64.8 °FTuscaloosa County64.8Coosa County: 64.7 °FCoosa County64.7Jefferson County: 64.5 °FJefferson County64.5Shelby County: 64.5 °FShelby County64.5
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
°F
Change on 2018
1Houston County69+1.6%
2Baldwin County68.8+1%
2Mobile County68.8+0.9%
4Geneva County68.5+1.5%
5Escambia County68.4+1.6%
6Dale County68.1+1.9%
7Henry County68+1.6%
7Monroe County68+1.6%
9Coffee County67.9+2.1%
9Conecuh County67.9+1.6%
9Covington County67.9+1.6%
12Lowndes County67.4+2.1%
12Wilcox County67.4+1.8%
14Butler County67.2+2%
14Montgomery County67.2+2%
16Dallas County67.1+2%
16Washington County67.1+0.8%
18Clarke County67+1.2%
19Barbour County66.9+1.5%
20Crenshaw County66.8+2.1%
20Pike County66.8+2.1%
22Autauga County66.7+2.3%
23Bullock County66.6+2%
24Choctaw County66.5+0.6%
24Russell County66.5+1.2%
26Macon County66.4+1.5%
27Elmore County66.3+2%
28Marengo County66.1+0.9%
29Perry County65.8+1.5%
30Sumter County65.6+0.5%
31Lee County65.4+1.4%
32Hale County65.3+0.8%
33Greene County65.2+0.6%
34Chilton County65.1+2.5%
35Bibb County64.9+1.6%
35Pickens County64.9+0.8%
37Tuscaloosa County64.8+0.6%
38Coosa County64.7+2.4%
39Jefferson County64.5+1.4%
39Shelby County64.5+1.7%
41Tallapoosa County64.4+1.7%
42Talladega County64.3+1.6%
43Chambers County64.1+1.7%
44St. Clair County64+1.6%
45Lamar County63.9+0.8%
46Calhoun County63.8+1.4%
46Fayette County63.8+0.6%
48Walker County63.7+1.1%
49Blount County63.6+1.8%
50Etowah County63.5+1.6%
51Clay County63.2+1.8%
51Randolph County63.2+1.6%
53Cullman County63+1.8%
54Cherokee County62.9+1.5%
55Cleburne County62.8+1.3%
56Marshall County62.7+1.8%
57Morgan County62.6+1.5%
58Marion County62.5+1%
59Limestone County62.4+1.6%
60Madison County62.2+1.5%
61Colbert County62.1+1%
62Franklin County62+1%
62Winston County62+1.3%
64Lauderdale County61.9+1.3%
65Lawrence County61.8+1%
66DeKalb County61.2+1.5%
67Jackson County61.1+1%

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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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_alabama_by_2019,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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