Facts About Alabama

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

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