NOV · TUSCALOOSA
33.21° N · 87.57° W
Travel Score
75
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Tue Nov 3 to Thu Nov 5, with an average weather score of only 50.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 50/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 91% chance of rain on Nov 4.
US EPA index 1: Good.
WeatherAPI
Tuscaloosa, AlabamaUpdated 12:45 AM local time
21°C
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 20°High 26° · Low 18°
Rain now
14%
Rain today
80% chance
Humidity
70%
Wind
13 km/h ESE
Visibility
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Thanksgiving
National HolidayUnited States · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
A national holiday on the fourth Thursday of November (25 November in 2027).
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 52 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 59 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
12:55 AM
Tuesday, November 3
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Nov 3
26° 18°
Light rain shower · 80% rain
Wed
Nov 4
24° 18°
Light rain shower · 91% rain
Thu
Nov 5
25° 14°
Partly Cloudy · 63% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
United States
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Exchange rate
The local currency is your own (USD), so there is nothing to convert.
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Birmingham
79 km away · 196k people
77Good to travel
19°Overcast
Open briefHoover
73 km away · 85k people
77Good to travel
19°Overcast
Open briefBessemer
61 km away · 27k people
76Good to travel
19°Overcast
Open briefAlabaster
70 km away · 33k people
76Good to travel
19°Overcast
Open briefColumbus
86 km away · 23k people
76Good to travel
21°Overcast
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: April, May and October. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
18° 5°
Pleasant
About 102 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cool | 11° / 0° | 121 mm | 61 |
| February | Wet | 14° / 2° | 144 mm | 63 |
| March | Wet | 19° / 6° | 129 mm | 82 |
| April | Wet | 23° / 11° | 132 mm | 85 |
| May | Pleasant | 27° / 16° | 112 mm | 88 |
| June | Warm | 31° / 20° | 111 mm | 73 |
| July | Hot | 33° / 22° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 120 mm |
| 65 |
| August | Hot | 33° / 21° | 110 mm | 66 |
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| September | Warm | 31° / 18° | 98 mm | 79 |
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| October | Pleasant | 25° / 11° | 87 mm | 92 |
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| November | Pleasant | 18° / 5° | 102 mm | 83 |
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| December | Wet | 13° / 2° | 145 mm | 62 |
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