Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature

Mobile County had the highest average annual temperature of 67 counties in 2023, at 70 °F. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 61 °F. The median was 64.8 °F and the figure for Alabama was 65.3 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest70Mobile County
Median64.867 counties
Alabama65.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 66.3 °FBaldwin County: 69.9 °FBarbour County: 66.7 °FBibb County: 64.7 °FBlount County: 63.2 °FBullock County: 66 °FButler County: 66.9 °FCalhoun County: 63.5 °FChambers County: 63.4 °FCherokee County: 62.7 °FChilton County: 64.8 °FChoctaw County: 67.4 °FClarke County: 67.4 °FClay County: 63 °FCleburne County: 62.7 °FCoffee County: 67.4 °FColbert County: 62.7 °FConecuh County: 67.5 °FCoosa County: 64.3 °FCovington County: 67.8 °FCrenshaw County: 66.6 °FCullman County: 62.8 °FDale County: 67.6 °FDallas County: 67 °FDeKalb County: 61 °FElmore County: 65.5 °FEscambia County: 68.1 °FEtowah County: 63.2 °FFayette County: 64 °FFranklin County: 62.6 °FGeneva County: 68 °FGreene County: 65.5 °FHale County: 65.5 °FHenry County: 67.6 °FHouston County: 68.4 °FJackson County: 61.6 °FJefferson County: 64.2 °FLamar County: 64.4 °FLauderdale County: 62 °FLawrence County: 62.2 °FLee County: 64.7 °FLimestone County: 62 °FLowndes County: 67 °FMacon County: 65.7 °FMadison County: 62.2 °FMarengo County: 66.6 °FMarion County: 63.2 °FMarshall County: 62.7 °FMobile County: 70 °FMonroe County: 67.4 °FMontgomery County: 66.2 °FMorgan County: 62.6 °FPerry County: 65.8 °FPickens County: 65.1 °FPike County: 66.7 °FRandolph County: 63.1 °FRussell County: 65.9 °FSt. Clair County: 63.6 °FShelby County: 64.3 °FSumter County: 66.1 °FTalladega County: 64 °FTallapoosa County: 63.9 °FTuscaloosa County: 64.7 °FWalker County: 63.7 °FWashington County: 68.2 °FWilcox County: 67.2 °FWinston County: 62.4 °F
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  • 67 and over
°F, 2023. 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, 2023

Mobile County: 70 °FMobile County70Baldwin County: 69.9 °FBaldwin County69.9Houston County: 68.4 °FHouston County68.4Washington County: 68.2 °FWashington County68.2Escambia County: 68.1 °FEscambia County68.1Geneva County: 68 °FGeneva County68Covington County: 67.8 °FCovington County67.8Dale County: 67.6 °FDale County67.6Henry County: 67.6 °FHenry County67.6Conecuh County: 67.5 °FConecuh County67.5Choctaw County: 67.4 °FChoctaw County67.4Clarke County: 67.4 °FClarke County67.4Coffee County: 67.4 °FCoffee County67.4Monroe County: 67.4 °FMonroe County67.4Wilcox County: 67.2 °FWilcox County67.2Dallas County: 67 °FDallas County67Lowndes County: 67 °FLowndes County67Butler County: 66.9 °FButler County66.9Barbour County: 66.7 °FBarbour County66.7Pike County: 66.7 °FPike County66.7Crenshaw County: 66.6 °FCrenshaw County66.6Marengo County: 66.6 °FMarengo County66.6Autauga County: 66.3 °FAutauga County66.3Montgomery County: 66.2 °FMontgomery County66.2Sumter County: 66.1 °FSumter County66.1Bullock County: 66 °FBullock County66Russell County: 65.9 °FRussell County65.9Perry County: 65.8 °FPerry County65.8Macon County: 65.7 °FMacon County65.7Elmore County: 65.5 °FElmore County65.5Greene County: 65.5 °FGreene County65.5Hale County: 65.5 °FHale County65.5Pickens County: 65.1 °FPickens County65.1Chilton County: 64.8 °FChilton County64.8Bibb County: 64.7 °FBibb County64.7Lee County: 64.7 °FLee County64.7Tuscaloosa County: 64.7 °FTuscaloosa County64.7Lamar County: 64.4 °FLamar County64.4Coosa County: 64.3 °FCoosa County64.3Shelby County: 64.3 °FShelby County64.3Mobile County: 70 °FMobile County70Baldwin County: 69.9 °FBaldwin County69.9Houston County: 68.4 °FHouston County68.4Washington County: 68.2 °FWashington County68.2Escambia County: 68.1 °FEscambia County68.1Geneva County: 68 °FGeneva County68Covington County: 67.8 °FCovington County67.8Dale County: 67.6 °FDale County67.6Henry County: 67.6 °FHenry County67.6Conecuh County: 67.5 °FConecuh County67.5Choctaw County: 67.4 °FChoctaw County67.4Clarke County: 67.4 °FClarke County67.4Coffee County: 67.4 °FCoffee County67.4Monroe County: 67.4 °FMonroe County67.4Wilcox County: 67.2 °FWilcox County67.2Dallas County: 67 °FDallas County67Lowndes County: 67 °FLowndes County67Butler County: 66.9 °FButler County66.9Barbour County: 66.7 °FBarbour County66.7Pike County: 66.7 °FPike County66.7Crenshaw County: 66.6 °FCrenshaw County66.6Marengo County: 66.6 °FMarengo County66.6Autauga County: 66.3 °FAutauga County66.3Montgomery County: 66.2 °FMontgomery County66.2Sumter County: 66.1 °FSumter County66.1Bullock County: 66 °FBullock County66Russell County: 65.9 °FRussell County65.9Perry County: 65.8 °FPerry County65.8Macon County: 65.7 °FMacon County65.7Elmore County: 65.5 °FElmore County65.5Greene County: 65.5 °FGreene County65.5Hale County: 65.5 °FHale County65.5Pickens County: 65.1 °FPickens County65.1Chilton County: 64.8 °FChilton County64.8Bibb County: 64.7 °FBibb County64.7Lee County: 64.7 °FLee County64.7Tuscaloosa County: 64.7 °FTuscaloosa County64.7Lamar County: 64.4 °FLamar County64.4Coosa County: 64.3 °FCoosa County64.3Shelby County: 64.3 °FShelby County64.3
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
°F
Change on 2022
1Mobile County70+3.1%
2Baldwin County69.9+2.2%
3Houston County68.4+1.8%
4Washington County68.2+2.4%
5Escambia County68.1+1.6%
6Geneva County68+1.6%
7Covington County67.8+2.1%
8Dale County67.6+1.7%
8Henry County67.6+1.7%
10Conecuh County67.5+2.1%
11Choctaw County67.4+2.4%
11Clarke County67.4+2.1%
11Coffee County67.4+1.7%
11Monroe County67.4+1.8%
15Wilcox County67.2+2.4%
16Dallas County67+2.6%
16Lowndes County67+2.1%
18Butler County66.9+2.6%
19Barbour County66.7+2%
19Pike County66.7+2.1%
21Crenshaw County66.6+2.3%
21Marengo County66.6+2.6%
23Autauga County66.3+1.8%
24Montgomery County66.2+1.1%
25Sumter County66.1+2.2%
26Bullock County66+1.9%
27Russell County65.9+2.3%
28Perry County65.8+2.5%
29Macon County65.7+2%
30Elmore County65.5+1.2%
30Greene County65.5+2%
30Hale County65.5+2.5%
33Pickens County65.1+1.6%
34Chilton County64.8+1.2%
35Bibb County64.7+1.7%
35Lee County64.7+2.2%
35Tuscaloosa County64.7+1.6%
38Lamar County64.4+1.9%
39Coosa County64.3+1.4%
39Shelby County64.3+1.7%
41Jefferson County64.2+1.7%
42Fayette County64+1.7%
42Talladega County64+1.9%
44Tallapoosa County63.9+1.6%
45Walker County63.7+1.8%
46St. Clair County63.6+2.1%
47Calhoun County63.5+1.9%
48Chambers County63.4+1.6%
49Blount County63.2+1.6%
49Etowah County63.2+1.9%
49Marion County63.2+2.6%
52Randolph County63.1+2.1%
53Clay County63+1.9%
54Cullman County62.8+1.8%
55Cherokee County62.7+1.8%
55Cleburne County62.7+2.3%
55Colbert County62.7+2.5%
55Marshall County62.7+2.1%
59Franklin County62.6+2.5%
59Morgan County62.6+2.3%
61Winston County62.4+2.5%
62Lawrence County62.2+2.6%
62Madison County62.2+2.6%
64Lauderdale County62+2.6%
64Limestone County62+2.8%
66Jackson County61.6+2.5%
67DeKalb County61+1.8%

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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.

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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, 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 average temperature, counties, Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 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/average-annual-temperature/alabama-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Alabama by average annual temperature, 2023}},
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