Tuscaloosa climate — normals and trends
Tuscaloosa (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Tuscaloosa averages 34 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Tuscaloosa has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 27 August 1943) and the coldest -19.9 °C (on 30 January 1966).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TuscaloosaAlabama
- coords
- 33.21°, -87.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,250mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
96 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.3 cm
Average feels-like high
23.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
102 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.2 °C
27 August 1943
Coldest day
-19.9 °C
30 January 1966
Wettest day
128 mm
5 September 2011
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
29 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
30 January 1966
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
23 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 89 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 18.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 115 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 21.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 163 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 105 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 272 mm | +170 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 126 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 61 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 19.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tuscaloosa?
Tuscaloosa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tuscaloosa?
The hottest day measured in Tuscaloosa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1943, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tuscaloosa?
The coldest day measured in Tuscaloosa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1966, at -19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Tuscaloosa?
Yes. Tuscaloosa gets on average 3.3 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Tuscaloosa warmed?
Yes: Tuscaloosa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tuscaloosa?
The wettest day measured in Tuscaloosa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2011, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tuscaloosa?
The windiest day measured in Tuscaloosa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tuscaloosa?
The warmest month in Tuscaloosa is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tuscaloosa?
Tuscaloosa receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tuscaloosa?
Tuscaloosa gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tuscaloosa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tuscaloosa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tuscaloosa?
Yes: Tuscaloosa has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tuscaloosa?
In Tuscaloosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 30 January 1966.
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