Sprinkler Winterization in Alabama

In Alabama, local sprinklers deadlines run from Nov 4 to Dec 20, with a median around Nov 15 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Lawn sprinkler spraying water in low sunlight — blow out irrigation lines before the first hard freeze — Alabama deadlines city by city — Photo: Pexels

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Notable cities

Florence — earliest deadline in the state
Mobile — latest deadline in the state
Montgomery — near the state median

All Alabama cities

City	Local deadline	Median first 28°F
Florence	Nov 4	Nov 14	View →	Checklist
Decatur	Nov 9	Nov 19	View →	Checklist
Huntsville	Nov 10	Nov 20	View →	Checklist
Madison	Nov 10	Nov 20	View →	Checklist
Hoover	Nov 12	Nov 22	View →	Checklist
Birmingham	Nov 14	Nov 24	View →	Checklist
Montgomery	Nov 15	Nov 25	View →	Checklist
Tuscaloosa	Nov 15	Nov 25	View →	Checklist
Auburn	Nov 21	Dec 1	View →	Checklist
Phenix City	Dec 2	Dec 12	View →	Checklist
Dothan	Dec 6	Dec 16	View →	Checklist
Mobile	Dec 20	Dec 30	View →	Checklist

Local sprinkler winterization deadlines for Alabama cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Sprinkler Winterization in Alabama: related searches

Alabama homeowners search for: sprinkler blowout cost, irrigation winterization, and "sprinkler winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Sprinkler Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the sprinkler winterization window shifts in Wyoming and Alaska.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.