Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Hottest Summers in Alabama
Average daily high in the hottest month of the year, by county. Read it next to the cooling degree days in the same row: the two together are what the summer electricity bill is actually made of. 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 | Summer high | Cooling degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery County | 94.2°F | 2,847 | $1,403 |
| 2 | Covington County | 93.9°F | 2,912 | $1,262 |
| 3 | Autauga County | 93.7°F | 2,540 | $1,659 |
| 4 | Elmore County | 93.7°F | 2,540 | $1,767 |
| 5 | Lowndes County | 93.7°F | 2,540 | $835 |
| 6 | Dale County | 93.3°F | 2,686 | $1,176 |
| 7 | Henry County | 93.3°F | 2,686 | $1,311 |
| 8 | Houston County | 93.3°F | 2,686 | $1,520 |
| 9 | Conecuh County | 93.2°F | 2,606 | $977 |
| 10 | Monroe County | 93.2°F | 2,606 | $1,073 |
| 11 | Russell County | 92.9°F | 2,534 | $1,352 |
| 12 | Butler County | 92.4°F | 2,364 | $967 |
| 13 | Geneva County | 92.3°F | 2,225 | $1,111 |
| 14 | Pickens County | 92.2°F | 2,212 | $1,130 |
| 15 | Tuscaloosa County | 92.2°F | 2,212 | $1,920 |
| 16 | Fayette County | 91.8°F | 2,061 | $1,115 |
| 17 | Lamar County | 91.8°F | 2,119 | $1,048 |
| 18 | Coffee County | 91.5°F | 2,395 | $1,543 |
| 19 | Madison County | 91.5°F | 2,107 | $2,181 |
| 20 | Marion County | 91.5°F | 1,782 | $996 |
| 21 | Morgan County | 91.5°F | 2,107 | $1,634 |
| 22 | Clarke County | 91.4°F | 2,147 | $1,154 |
| 23 | Barbour County | 91.3°F | 2,264 | $1,043 |
| 24 | Perry County | 91.3°F | 2,006 | $884 |
| 25 | Dallas County | 91.2°F | 2,086 | $957 |
| 26 | Greene County | 91.1°F | 2,101 | $883 |
| 27 | Shelby County | 91.1°F | 2,181 | $2,415 |
| 28 | Sumter County | 91.1°F | 2,101 | $857 |
| 29 | Hale County | 91.0°F | 2,089 | $1,155 |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 91.0°F | 2,177 | $1,909 |
| 31 | Blount County | 90.9°F | 1,906 | $1,461 |
| 32 | Etowah County | 90.9°F | 2,018 | $1,405 |
| 33 | Mobile County | 90.9°F | 2,598 | $1,537 |
| 34 | DeKalb County | 90.8°F | 1,940 | $1,222 |
| 35 | Talladega County | 90.8°F | 1,743 | $1,243 |
| 36 | Bibb County | 90.7°F | 1,777 | $1,187 |
| 37 | Macon County | 90.4°F | 1,942 | $950 |
| 38 | Calhoun County | 90.2°F | 1,971 | $1,331 |
| 39 | Chambers County | 90.0°F | 1,602 | $1,186 |
| 40 | St. Clair County | 90.0°F | 1,840 | $1,809 |
| 41 | Tallapoosa County | 90.0°F | 1,602 | $1,285 |
| 42 | Limestone County | 89.9°F | 2,028 | $2,069 |
| 43 | Cherokee County | 89.8°F | 1,509 | $1,446 |
| 44 | Chilton County | 89.8°F | 1,855 | $1,271 |
| 45 | Choctaw County | 89.8°F | 1,985 | $1,038 |
| 46 | Clay County | 89.8°F | 1,561 | $1,274 |
| 47 | Marengo County | 89.8°F | 1,985 | $997 |
| 48 | Walker County | 89.8°F | 1,760 | $1,184 |
| 49 | Washington County | 89.8°F | 1,985 | $1,333 |
| 50 | Wilcox County | 89.8°F | 1,985 | $858 |
| 51 | Pike County | 89.6°F | 1,990 | $1,310 |
| 52 | Bullock County | 89.4°F | 1,900 | $825 |
| 53 | Escambia County | 89.4°F | 2,156 | $1,137 |
| 54 | Colbert County | 89.2°F | 1,651 | $1,413 |
| 55 | Lauderdale County | 89.2°F | 1,651 | $1,587 |
| 56 | Lee County | 89.2°F | 1,916 | $1,990 |
| 57 | Crenshaw County | 88.9°F | 2,072 | $1,027 |
| 58 | Marshall County | 88.9°F | 1,909 | $1,571 |
| 59 | Randolph County | 88.8°F | 1,670 | $1,551 |
| 60 | Baldwin County | 88.7°F | 2,193 | $2,296 |
| 61 | Coosa County | 88.7°F | 1,724 | $1,047 |
| 62 | Cleburne County | 88.5°F | 1,474 | $1,279 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | 88.4°F | 1,610 | $1,327 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 88.3°F | 1,522 | $1,292 |
| 65 | Winston County | 88.0°F | 1,475 | $1,043 |
| 66 | Cullman County | 87.9°F | 1,471 | $1,531 |
| 67 | Franklin County | 87.8°F | 1,463 | $1,169 |
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
Hottest Summers across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama