Is Alabama in a drought?
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor for Alabama, and the category in each of its 67 counties, from the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Yes, in part: 32.82% of Alabama is in drought (D1 to D4).
71.3% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4), 8.85% in severe drought or worse (D2 to D4), 0.75% extreme or worse (D3 to D4) and 0% in D4 Exceptional Drought.
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
On the map valid 13 October 2026, 36 of 67 counties had some drought (D1 or worse); 25 more were abnormally dry (D0) only. D3 Extreme Drought somewhere in 7. D2 Severe Drought somewhere in 9.
Every county, map valid 13 October 2026
The category is the most severe one covering any part of the county; the share says how much of it. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row with that category or worse somewhere in it.
| County | Category this week | Share in it | In drought (D1–D4) | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | D1 Moderate Drought | 22.57% | 22.57% | 7 weeks |
| Baldwin County | D1 Moderate Drought | 22.72% | 22.72% | 9 weeks |
| Barbour County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Bibb County | D2 Severe Drought | 32.63% | 80.99% | 5 weeks |
| Blount County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 3.07% | 0% | 3 weeks |
| Bullock County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Butler County | D1 Moderate Drought | 17.5% | 17.5% | 7 weeks |
| Calhoun County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 30.17% | 0% | 3 weeks |
| Chambers County | D1 Moderate Drought | 2.51% | 2.51% | 6 weeks |
| Cherokee County | D1 Moderate Drought | 69.43% | 69.43% | 3 weeks |
| Chilton County | D1 Moderate Drought | 43.37% | 43.37% | 7 weeks |
| Choctaw County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 10 weeks |
| Clarke County | D2 Severe Drought | 0.65% | 82.67% | 4 weeks |
| Clay County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 5.33% | 0% | 6 weeks |
| Cleburne County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 29.42% | 0% | 6 weeks |
| Coffee County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 43.97% | 0% | 12 weeks |
| Colbert County | D2 Severe Drought | 20.58% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Conecuh County | D1 Moderate Drought | 8.44% | 8.44% | 7 weeks |
| Coosa County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| Covington County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 61.58% | 0% | 11 weeks |
| Crenshaw County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 86.89% | 0% | 11 weeks |
| Cullman County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 46.58% | 0% | 4 weeks |
| Dale County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Dallas County | D3 Extreme Drought | 8.84% | 83.14% | 3 weeks |
| DeKalb County | D1 Moderate Drought | 48.23% | 48.23% | 4 weeks |
| Elmore County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 84.8% | 0% | 8 weeks |
| Escambia County | D1 Moderate Drought | 19.95% | 19.95% | 9 weeks |
| Etowah County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 70.4% | 0% | 5 weeks |
| Fayette County | D1 Moderate Drought | 48.72% | 48.72% | 5 weeks |
| Franklin County | D1 Moderate Drought | 99.41% | 99.41% | 4 weeks |
| Geneva County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0.06% | 0% | 12 weeks |
| Greene County | D3 Extreme Drought | 0.88% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Hale County | D3 Extreme Drought | 28.39% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Henry County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Houston County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Jackson County | D2 Severe Drought | 1.54% | 77.92% | 3 weeks |
| Jefferson County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 30.08% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| Lamar County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 5 weeks |
| Lauderdale County | D2 Severe Drought | 66.79% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Lawrence County | D1 Moderate Drought | 46.08% | 46.08% | 3 weeks |
| Lee County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 69.88% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| Limestone County | D2 Severe Drought | 49.53% | 77.66% | 3 weeks |
| Lowndes County | D1 Moderate Drought | 28.38% | 28.38% | 7 weeks |
| Macon County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0.55% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| Madison County | D2 Severe Drought | 35.14% | 58.63% | 3 weeks |
| Marengo County | D3 Extreme Drought | 1.27% | 58.9% | 3 weeks |
| Marion County | D1 Moderate Drought | 88.17% | 88.17% | 5 weeks |
| Marshall County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 99.91% | 0% | 5 weeks |
| Mobile County | D1 Moderate Drought | 1.42% | 1.42% | 9 weeks |
| Monroe County | D2 Severe Drought | 0.77% | 99.27% | 4 weeks |
| Montgomery County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 64.19% | 0% | 9 weeks |
| Morgan County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 4 weeks |
| Perry County | D3 Extreme Drought | 4.67% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Pickens County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 7 weeks |
| Pike County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 1.5% | 0% | 12 weeks |
| Randolph County | D1 Moderate Drought | 10.95% | 10.95% | 6 weeks |
| Russell County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 14.92% | 0% | 8 weeks |
| Shelby County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 53.5% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| St. Clair County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Sumter County | D2 Severe Drought | 4.52% | 25.44% | 5 weeks |
| Talladega County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 13.34% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| Tallapoosa County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 30.67% | 0% | 7 weeks |
| Tuscaloosa County | D3 Extreme Drought | 1.56% | 64.91% | 3 weeks |
| Walker County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 99.81% | 0% | 6 weeks |
| Washington County | D1 Moderate Drought | 0.01% | 0.01% | 9 weeks |
| Wilcox County | D3 Extreme Drought | 4.4% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Winston County | D1 Moderate Drought | 1.45% | 1.45% | 3 weeks |
Natural disaster risk in Alabama by county · Drought in every state
The categories
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| D0 | Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought) |
| D1 | Moderate Drought |
| D2 | Severe Drought |
| D3 | Extreme Drought |
| D4 | Exceptional Drought |
What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.
How this page reads the Drought Monitor
- The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
- The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
- A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
- Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for Alabama · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
Is Alabama in a drought right now?
On the U.S. Drought Monitor valid 13 October 2026, 32.82% of Alabama is in drought (D1 to D4) and 71.3% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4). 8.85% is in D2 Severe Drought or worse.
Which counties in Alabama are in the worst drought?
This week the most severe category in Alabama is D3 Extreme Drought, in Dallas County, Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Perry County, Tuscaloosa County, Wilcox County.
How is a county's category chosen on this page?
The U.S. Drought Monitor gives the share of each county in each category. This page names the most severe category covering any part of the county, and always says how much of the county it covers.