Tuscaloosa, AL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORTHPORT 2 S, AL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Tuscaloosa
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