Region · United States
Where to stay in Alabama
This guide covers 10 destinations in Alabama, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 26 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Huntsville, Birmingham and Montgomery. Across its destinations, October is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 26
- Comfortable in the most places
- October
- Main airport
- BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Destinations
Destinations in Alabama
Every destination in this guide in Alabama, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 200,733 | 8 | BHM · 7 km |
| Mobile | 187,041 | 5 | MOB · 19 km |
| Montgomery | 200,603 | 3 | MGM · 12 km |
| Hoover | 92,606 | 3 | BHM · 20 km |
| Huntsville | 215,006 | 2 | HSV · 19 km |
| Auburn | 76,143 | 2 | CSG · 52 km |
| Tuscaloosa | 99,600 | 1 | BHM · 83 km |
| Dothan | 71,072 | 1 | DHN · 11 km |
| Madison | 56,933 | 1 | HSV · 9 km |
| Decatur | 57,938 | HSV · 20 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Alabama
26 hotels in Alabama recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Redmont Hotel | Birmingham | 1925 |
| The Battle House Hotel | Mobile | 1852 |
| Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel | Mobile | 1983 |
| The Admiral Hotel | Mobile | 1940 |
| Thomas Jefferson Hotel | Birmingham | 1929 |
| A.G. Gaston Motel | Birmingham | 1954 |
| Jefferson Davis Hotel | Montgomery | |
| Mobile Marriott | Mobile | 1979 |
| Russel Erskine Hotel | Huntsville | |
| Yarbrough Hotel | Huntsville | |
| Sheraton Birmingham | Birmingham | 1975 |
| Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National | Auburn | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park | Hoover | |
| Elyton Hotel, Autograph Collection | Birmingham | |
| Embassy Suites Tuscaloosa Alabama Downtown | Tuscaloosa | |
| Fort Conde Inn - Mobile | Mobile | |
| Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook, Autograph Collection | Birmingham | |
| Hilton Birmingham at UAB | Birmingham | |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton Montgomery EastChase | Montgomery | |
| Magnolia Creek Lodge | Dothan | |
| Marriott Birmingham | Hoover | |
| Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa | Hoover | |
| Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center | Montgomery | |
| The Westin Birmingham | Birmingham | |
| The Westin Huntsville | Madison | |
| University Inn - Auburn | Auburn |
When to go
Best time to visit Alabama
From the climate of 10 destinations in Alabama with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 10 | 12 °C | 133 mm |
| February | 0 of 10 | 15 °C | 132 mm |
| March | 0 of 10 | 20 °C | 138 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 24 °C | 133 mm |
| May | 0 of 10 | 28 °C | 108 mm |
| June | 0 of 10 | 31 °C | 122 mm |
| July | 0 of 10 | 33 °C | 126 mm |
| August | 0 of 10 | 32 °C | 109 mm |
| September | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 105 mm |
| October | 2 of 10 | 25 °C | 89 mm |
| November | 1 of 10 | 18 °C | 109 mm |
| December | 0 of 10 | 14 °C | 131 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Alabama
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Alabama name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
HSV · Huntsville International Airport
MGM · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport
DHN · Dothan Regional Airport
CSG · Columbus Airport
MOB · Mobile Regional Airport
MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
PNS · Pensacola International Airport
GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport
ECP · Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport
ABY · Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Alabama, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Alabama
Nearby
Regions near Alabama
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.