Fast Facts
Climate
Alabama has warmth and sunshine for the greater part of the year. Spring arrives early, with the weather warming to the 60s Fahrenheit daily by March. Summer days average in the low 80s, with periods of 90 and above. Sweaters or jackets will usually keep off the chill through November. Prolonged spells of severely cold weather are not frequent during the winter. Snow is a rarity except in higher altitudes of north Alabama. Average seasonal temperatures for the state's major cities follow. For more information, contact the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Climatic Data Center, Federal Building, Asheville, NC 28801.
Average Seasonal Temperatures
| |
Birmingham |
Huntsville |
Mobile |
Montgomery |
| |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
| Spring |
74 / 23 |
50 / 10 |
74 / 23 |
50 / 10 |
73 / 23 |
60 / 15 |
76 / 24 |
55 / 13 |
| Summer |
90 / 32 |
68 / 20 |
92 / 33 |
69 / 20 |
88 / 31 |
75 / 24 |
90 / 32 |
71 / 22 |
| Fall |
75 / 24 |
52 / 11 |
75 / 24 |
50 / 10 |
78 / 25 |
65 / 18 |
77 / 25 |
56 / 13 |
| Winter |
55 / 13 |
34 / 01 |
53 / 12 |
34 / 01 |
62 / 17 |
48 / 09 |
56 / 13 |
40 / 04 |
| Mean Annual |
73 / 23 |
51 / 10 |
73 / 23 |
50 / 10 |
75 / 24 |
62 / 17 |
75 / 24 |
55 / 13 |
|
| All temperatures given in Fahrenheit / Celsius |
Population
According to 2000 estimates from the Alabama State Data Center at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's population was 4,447,100. The ten largest cities (according to 2000 estimates) are as follows:
| Top 10 City Populations - 2000 Estimates * |
| Birmingham |
242,820 |
| Montgomery |
201,568 |
| Mobile |
198,915 |
| Huntsville |
158,216 |
| Tuscaloosa |
77,906 |
| Dothan |
57,737 |
| Decatur |
53,929 |
| Auburn |
42,987 |
| Gadsden |
38,978 |
| Florence |
38,264 |
|
* Alabama State Data Center, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
|
| Metropolitan Areas - 2000 Estimates * |
| Birmingham - (Blount, Jefferson including the city of St. Clair, and Shelby counties) |
921,106 |
| Mobile - (Baldwin and Mobile counties) |
540,258 |
| Montgomery - (Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery counties) |
333,055 |
| Huntsville - (Limestone and Madison counties) |
324,376 |
| Tuscaloosa - (Tuscaloosa county) |
164,875 |
| Decatur - (Lawrence and Morgan counties) |
145,867 |
| Florence - (Colbert and Lauderdale counties) |
142,950 |
| Dothan - (Dale and Houston counties) |
137,916 |
| Anniston - (Calhoun county) |
112,249 |
| Gadsden - (Etowah county) |
103,459 |
|
* Alabama State Data Center, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
