Tuscaloosa, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORTHPORT 2 S, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tuscaloosa has an annual average temperature of 64.3°F with about 57.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.61 in) and September the driest (3.55 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,181
Cooling need
1,941

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

220 of 366 (60.1%) of Tuscaloosa's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
1
2010s
256
2020s
109

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 56.0°F 35.2°F 45.6°F 5.13 in 10
February 60.8°F 38.3°F 49.5°F 5.61 in 12
March 68.3°F 44.6°F 56.5°F 5.49 in 11
April 75.7°F 51.7°F 63.7°F 5.43 in 9
May 83.6°F 60.1°F 71.8°F 4.04 in 8
June 89.6°F 68.1°F 78.8°F 5.31 in 9
July 92.2°F 71.2°F 81.7°F 4.88 in 12
August 91.8°F 70.6°F 81.2°F 4.23 in 11
September 87.4°F 64.5°F 76.0°F 3.55 in 6
October 77.7°F 52.7°F 65.2°F 3.60 in 7
November 66.5°F 42.1°F 54.3°F 4.80 in 8
December 58.3°F 37.2°F 47.7°F 5.24 in 11

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