Mobile Metro Area, AL Climate

The Mobile, AL Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. Average temperatures range from the mid-30s in winter to the low 90s in summer. The area typically receives between 52 and 58 inches of rain per year, with more rain falling during late spring and early fall months. During the summer months, Mobile experiences high levels of humidity due to its close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes can be a threat during hurricane season, which runs from June 1st through November 30th each year.

Mobile Metro Area, Alabama gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mobile Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Mobile Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mobile Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Mobile metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

3.8 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the Mobile metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mobile, Alabama	United States
	66.0 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	113.7 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	90.4°	85.8°
	39.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.6	4.3
	119 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Mobile metro area with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In the Mobile metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Mobile metro area are October, April and May.

In the Mobile metro area, there are 54.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Mobile metro area with an average of 39.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the Mobile metro area, there are 20.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.

In the Mobile metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

Humidity in the Mobile metro area can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

July is the wettest month in the Mobile metro area with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 66.0 inches in the Mobile metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the Mobile metro area with 14.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 113.7 rainy days annually in the Mobile metro area, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the Mobile metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in the Mobile metro area with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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