Avenal may refer to:

Avenal, California, United States, a city Avenal Solar Facility Avenal State Prison, a men's prison Avenal, New Zealand, a suburb of the city of Invercargill Avenal McKinnon (1949–2021), New Zealand art historian and writer Richmond Avenal, character from the British sitcom The IT Crowd

See also , a World War I cargo ship