Tuscaloosa, AL Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Tuscaloosa actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Tuscaloosa, AL, the comfort score comes out to 47/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Tuscaloosa's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Tuscaloosa run from 46°F in Jan up to 82°F in Jul, a 36.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Tuscaloosa, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 35°F | 5.13in |
| Feb | 61°F | 38°F | 5.61in |
| Mar | 68°F | 45°F | 5.49in |
| Apr | 76°F | 52°F | 5.43in |
| May | 84°F | 60°F | 4.04in |
| Jun | 90°F | 68°F | 5.31in |
| Jul | 92°F | 71°F | 4.88in |
| Aug | 92°F | 71°F | 4.23in |
| Sep | 87°F | 65°F | 3.55in |
| Oct | 78°F | 53°F | 3.6in |
| Nov | 67°F | 42°F | 4.8in |
| Dec | 58°F | 37°F | 5.24in |
If you're timing a visit, Mar, Apr, May, and Oct are Tuscaloosa's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Tuscaloosa actually gets
Tuscaloosa averages 57.31in of precipitation a year across roughly 115 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Tuscaloosa against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Tuscaloosa comes in at 2541; within AL alone it ranks 44 of 107. Population is about 114,288.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Northport 2 S, AL US, the NOAA station 3.9 miles from Tuscaloosa, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station