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United States / Alabama / Mobile Metro Area / Mobile County / Gulfcrest / Zip Codes
Gulfcrest, AL has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is about 90°F (32°C) while the average low temperature is around 70°F (21°C). In the winter, temperatures usually range from the mid-40s to the low 60s (4–16°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an annual precipitation of about 56 inches (142 cm). Snow is rare, but it does occur occasionally in Gulfcrest.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gulfcrest 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 Gulfcrest, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGulfcrest, AlabamaUnited States
  65.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.0 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  90.6°85.8°
  39.9°21.7°
  7.17
  5.64.3
  148 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 Gulfcrest with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In Gulfcrest, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gulfcrest are October, April and May.
In Gulfcrest, there are 58.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gulfcrest with an average of 39.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Gulfcrest, there are 19.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Alabama.
In Gulfcrest, 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 Gulfcrest 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 Gulfcrest with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.0 inches in Gulfcrest means that it is one of the wettest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Gulfcrest with 14.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 116.0 rainy days annually in Gulfcrest, which is one of the rainiest places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Gulfcrest means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in Gulfcrest with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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