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The climate in Mobile, AL is a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature throughout the year is around 61°F, with temperatures typically ranging from around 45°F in the winter to around 81°F during summer months. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of 62 inches. Mobile also experiences frequent thunderstorms and occasional tropical systems which bring heavy rainfall and higher wind speeds. Humidity levels remain high throughout most of the year due to its proximity to the Gulf Coast.

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

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

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Mobile. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mobile 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 91 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 Mobile is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Alabama.

3.7 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Mobile, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMobile, AlabamaUnited States
  66.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  114.3 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  90.6°85.8°
  39.7°21.7°
  7.17
  5.64.3
  10 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 Mobile with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In Mobile, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mobile are April, October and May.
In Mobile, there are 57.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mobile with an average of 39.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Mobile, there are 19.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Mobile, 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 Mobile 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 Mobile 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 66.4 inches in Mobile means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Mobile with 14.1 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 114.3 rainy days annually in Mobile, 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 Mobile means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Mobile with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 3 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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