Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Coldest Winters in Alabama
Average daily low in the coldest month, coldest counties first, with the heating degree days beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Alabama ranked
| # | County | Winter low | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | 28.3°F | 3,303 | $996 |
| 2 | Cherokee County | 28.7°F | 3,422 | $1,446 |
| 3 | Winston County | 29.4°F | 3,396 | $1,043 |
| 4 | Cleburne County | 29.7°F | 3,193 | $1,279 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 29.9°F | 3,339 | $1,292 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 30.0°F | 3,394 | $1,169 |
| 7 | Lawrence County | 30.0°F | 3,335 | $1,327 |
| 8 | Chambers County | 30.2°F | 2,958 | $1,186 |
| 9 | Tallapoosa County | 30.2°F | 2,958 | $1,285 |
| 10 | Talladega County | 30.6°F | 3,013 | $1,243 |
| 11 | Walker County | 30.6°F | 3,134 | $1,184 |
| 12 | Cullman County | 30.9°F | 3,305 | $1,531 |
| 13 | Clay County | 31.1°F | 2,954 | $1,274 |
| 14 | Colbert County | 31.2°F | 3,190 | $1,413 |
| 15 | Lauderdale County | 31.2°F | 3,190 | $1,587 |
| 16 | DeKalb County | 31.5°F | 2,922 | $1,222 |
| 17 | Bibb County | 31.7°F | 2,886 | $1,187 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 32.2°F | 2,790 | $1,551 |
| 19 | Etowah County | 32.8°F | 2,782 | $1,405 |
| 20 | Blount County | 32.9°F | 2,862 | $1,461 |
| 21 | St. Clair County | 32.9°F | 2,808 | $1,809 |
| 22 | Madison County | 33.1°F | 2,831 | $2,181 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 33.1°F | 2,995 | $1,571 |
| 24 | Morgan County | 33.1°F | 2,831 | $1,634 |
| 25 | Clarke County | 33.3°F | 2,289 | $1,154 |
| 26 | Lamar County | 33.4°F | 2,635 | $1,048 |
| 27 | Limestone County | 33.5°F | 2,889 | $2,069 |
| 28 | Macon County | 33.8°F | 2,552 | $950 |
| 29 | Calhoun County | 34.0°F | 2,634 | $1,331 |
| 30 | Perry County | 34.1°F | 2,498 | $884 |
| 31 | Chilton County | 34.2°F | 2,570 | $1,271 |
| 32 | Fayette County | 34.4°F | 2,640 | $1,115 |
| 33 | Bullock County | 34.5°F | 2,471 | $825 |
| 34 | Coosa County | 34.6°F | 2,611 | $1,047 |
| 35 | Dallas County | 34.7°F | 2,367 | $957 |
| 36 | Geneva County | 34.8°F | 2,038 | $1,111 |
| 37 | Greene County | 34.8°F | 2,461 | $883 |
| 38 | Sumter County | 34.8°F | 2,461 | $857 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | 34.9°F | 2,534 | $1,909 |
| 40 | Pickens County | 35.2°F | 2,423 | $1,130 |
| 41 | Tuscaloosa County | 35.2°F | 2,423 | $1,920 |
| 42 | Hale County | 35.3°F | 2,376 | $1,155 |
| 43 | Lee County | 35.3°F | 2,414 | $1,990 |
| 44 | Choctaw County | 35.5°F | 2,326 | $1,038 |
| 45 | Marengo County | 35.5°F | 2,326 | $997 |
| 46 | Washington County | 35.5°F | 2,326 | $1,333 |
| 47 | Wilcox County | 35.5°F | 2,326 | $858 |
| 48 | Shelby County | 35.6°F | 2,378 | $2,415 |
| 49 | Autauga County | 36.5°F | 2,000 | $1,659 |
| 50 | Elmore County | 36.5°F | 2,000 | $1,767 |
| 51 | Lowndes County | 36.5°F | 2,000 | $835 |
| 52 | Pike County | 36.8°F | 2,163 | $1,310 |
| 53 | Butler County | 36.9°F | 1,952 | $967 |
| 54 | Barbour County | 37.0°F | 2,117 | $1,043 |
| 55 | Coffee County | 37.6°F | 1,831 | $1,543 |
| 56 | Escambia County | 37.8°F | 1,932 | $1,137 |
| 57 | Russell County | 38.2°F | 1,942 | $1,352 |
| 58 | Conecuh County | 38.4°F | 1,762 | $977 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 38.4°F | 1,762 | $1,073 |
| 60 | Crenshaw County | 38.8°F | 2,014 | $1,027 |
| 61 | Baldwin County | 39.3°F | 1,800 | $2,296 |
| 62 | Dale County | 39.8°F | 1,633 | $1,176 |
| 63 | Henry County | 39.8°F | 1,633 | $1,311 |
| 64 | Houston County | 39.8°F | 1,633 | $1,520 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 40.0°F | 1,755 | $1,403 |
| 66 | Mobile County | 40.7°F | 1,616 | $1,537 |
| 67 | Covington County | 41.1°F | 1,494 | $1,262 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Coldest Winters across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama