Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Wettest Counties in Alabama
Total annual precipitation by county, wettest first. Rainfall drives roof and siding wear, basement water, and in much of the country the flood component of the insurance premium. 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 | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile County | 67.1" | Relatively High | $176,600 |
| 2 | Baldwin County | 65.8" | Relatively High | $287,000 |
| 3 | Geneva County | 62.3" | Relatively Low | $120,200 |
| 4 | Walker County | 61.8" | Relatively Moderate | $131,100 |
| 5 | Marion County | 61.7" | Relatively Low | $104,300 |
| 6 | Escambia County | 61.5" | Relatively Moderate | $122,700 |
| 7 | Clarke County | 61.4" | Relatively Low | $126,400 |
| 8 | Winston County | 60.8" | Relatively Low | $110,500 |
| 9 | Lawrence County | 60.2" | Relatively Low | $150,700 |
| 10 | Coosa County | 60.2" | Very Low | $111,800 |
| 11 | Greene County | 60.0" | Very Low | $86,400 |
| 12 | Sumter County | 60.0" | Relatively Low | $84,100 |
| 13 | Clay County | 59.7" | Very Low | $144,700 |
| 14 | Covington County | 59.1" | Relatively Moderate | $142,500 |
| 15 | Limestone County | 59.1" | Relatively Low | $255,100 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 58.7" | Relatively Low | $128,000 |
| 17 | Cullman County | 58.7" | Relatively Moderate | $180,500 |
| 18 | Lamar County | 58.5" | Very Low | $112,700 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 58.0" | Relatively Low | $135,500 |
| 20 | Coffee County | 57.9" | Relatively Moderate | $180,300 |
| 21 | Etowah County | 57.6" | Relatively Moderate | $160,600 |
| 22 | Colbert County | 57.6" | Relatively Low | $161,600 |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | 57.6" | Relatively Moderate | $185,800 |
| 24 | Cleburne County | 57.4" | Very Low | $144,200 |
| 25 | Blount County | 57.4" | Relatively Low | $169,700 |
| 26 | Pickens County | 57.3" | Relatively Low | $123,300 |
| 27 | Tuscaloosa County | 57.3" | Relatively Moderate | $233,700 |
| 28 | Bullock County | 57.2" | Very Low | $79,400 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 57.1" | Relatively Low | $165,900 |
| 30 | Bibb County | 57.0" | Very Low | $132,600 |
| 31 | Choctaw County | 56.9" | Relatively Low | $111,800 |
| 32 | Marengo County | 56.9" | Relatively Low | $103,400 |
| 33 | Washington County | 56.9" | Relatively Low | $152,800 |
| 34 | Wilcox County | 56.9" | Very Low | $84,200 |
| 35 | Fayette County | 56.9" | Very Low | $121,200 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 56.8" | Relatively Moderate | $183,400 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 56.6" | Relatively High | $224,900 |
| 38 | Talladega County | 56.5" | Relatively Moderate | $137,900 |
| 39 | Chambers County | 56.5" | Relatively Low | $129,700 |
| 40 | Tallapoosa County | 56.5" | Relatively Low | $144,800 |
| 41 | Lee County | 56.5" | Relatively Low | $238,700 |
| 42 | Chilton County | 56.4" | Relatively Low | $142,300 |
| 43 | Shelby County | 56.2" | Relatively Moderate | $298,700 |
| 44 | Barbour County | 55.6" | Relatively Low | $109,900 |
| 45 | Perry County | 55.4" | Very Low | $87,700 |
| 46 | Conecuh County | 55.3" | Very Low | $101,300 |
| 47 | Monroe County | 55.3" | Relatively Low | $114,900 |
| 48 | Butler County | 55.2" | Relatively Low | $99,700 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 55.1" | Relatively Low | $145,800 |
| 50 | Hale County | 54.9" | Very Low | $126,300 |
| 51 | Pike County | 54.6" | Relatively Low | $149,000 |
| 52 | Crenshaw County | 54.4" | Very Low | $108,400 |
| 53 | Madison County | 54.3" | Relatively High | $267,800 |
| 54 | Morgan County | 54.3" | Relatively Moderate | $193,000 |
| 55 | Macon County | 54.0" | Very Low | $95,700 |
| 56 | Dale County | 53.9" | Relatively Low | $129,100 |
| 57 | Henry County | 53.9" | Very Low | $147,800 |
| 58 | Houston County | 53.9" | Relatively Moderate | $178,000 |
| 59 | Dallas County | 53.5" | Relatively Low | $97,400 |
| 60 | Randolph County | 53.0" | Very Low | $184,000 |
| 61 | St. Clair County | 52.2" | Relatively Low | $218,500 |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 52.1" | Relatively Moderate | $149,500 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 51.8" | Relatively Moderate | $160,100 |
| 64 | Autauga County | 51.2" | Relatively Low | $197,900 |
| 65 | Elmore County | 51.2" | Relatively Low | $213,600 |
| 66 | Lowndes County | 51.2" | Very Low | $80,600 |
| 67 | Russell County | 48.8" | Relatively Low | $152,300 |
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.
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