Huntsville, Alabama

I have a special feeling for Huntsville, Alabama and I don’t know why. I have been through part of the city once and have driven by it 4-5 times on the way to Florida but it seems to call me. Every time I start looking at places to relocate to when I retire, Huntsville is always on the list. I currently rank it in my top 15 places to consider in my retirement planning.

Huntsville is a city of about 168,000 people and is located in Northern Alabama. It is about 84 miles to Birmingham and 100 miles to Nashville.

Here are some climate statistics for Huntsville:

Average High Temp. Average Precipitation

January 48 5.52
February 54 4.95
March 63 6.68
April 72 4.54
May 79 5.24
June 86 4.22
July 89 4.40
August 89 3.32
September 83 4.29
October 73 3.54
November 61 5.22
December 52 5.59

As you can see, Huntsville gets a lot of precipitation but very little of that is snow. Huntsville gets about 1” of snow per year.

Huntsville is only about 6 hours from Panama City, Florida so it would be easy to take a long weekend in the winter to enjoy the warmer weather. It is also only about 100 miles to Nashville if you want to take in an NFL game or NASCAR race. Of course being a city of 168,000 people, Huntsville has some good entertainment in the city and surrounding area as well.

Huntsville is a city you should consider in your retirement planning.