Mobile climate
Mobile is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.5 °C. July is the wettest month (154 mm) and May the driest (88 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Mobile averages 1,395 mm of rain, 184 days above 25 °C and 5 days below freezing.
United States · 3 m elevation · population 183,289 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 31 °C
- Coldest month January 7.5 °C
- Driest month May 88 mm
- Wettest month July 154 mm
- Least cloud October 40 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -7.9 °C
What to expectMobile through the year
Mobile has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 16 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 184 days a year reach 25 °C, 82 of them reach 30 °C, 5 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 88 mm in May to 154 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6 °C | 123 mm | 56 % |
| February | 17.5 °C | 114 mm | 56 % |
| March | 20.6 °C | 120 mm | 54 % |
| April | 24.0 °C | 108 mm | 49 % |
| May | 27.9 °C | 88 mm | 48 % |
| June | 30.6 °C | 126 mm | 53 % |
| July | 31.3 °C | 154 mm | 58 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 139 mm | 56 % |
| September | 29.6 °C | 117 mm | 47 % |
| October | 25.6 °C | 88 mm | 40 % |
| November | 20.5 °C | 98 mm | 45 % |
| December | 17.0 °C | 120 mm | 56 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6 °C | 7.5 °C | 11.0 °C | 23.1 °C | -7.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 17.5 °C | 9.2 °C | 12.9 °C | 25.1 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 20.6 °C | 12.1 °C | 15.9 °C | 30.8 °C | -3.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.0 °C | 15.6 °C | 19.4 °C | 30.7 °C | 5.6 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 27.9 °C | 19.8 °C | 23.5 °C | 35.2 °C | 9.1 °C | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 30.6 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.6 °C | 37.8 °C | 16.5 °C | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| July | 31.3 °C | 24.6 °C | 27.5 °C | 37.6 °C | 19.1 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 24.4 °C | 27.3 °C | 38.9 °C | 17.4 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 29.6 °C | 22.3 °C | 25.5 °C | 38.4 °C | 11.5 °C | 29 | 13 | 0 |
| October | 25.6 °C | 17.3 °C | 21.0 °C | 35.1 °C | 3.8 °C | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 20.5 °C | 12.0 °C | 15.7 °C | 29.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 17.0 °C | 9.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 24.8 °C | -3.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 123 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 56 % | 76 % | 18 km/h |
| February | 114 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 56 % | 76 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 120 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 76 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 108 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 49 % | 76 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 88 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 48 % | 76 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 126 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 53 % | 78 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 154 mm | 19 | 14 h/day | 58 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 139 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 117 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 78 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 88 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 40 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 98 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 45 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 120 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 56 % | 77 % | 17 km/h |
How Mobile compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 31 °C | 7.5 °C | 1,395 mm | 184 |
| New Orleans · United States | 31 °C | 9.4 °C | 1,392 mm | 189 |
| Montgomery · United States | 33 °C | 4.3 °C | 1,158 mm | 183 |
| Jackson · United States | 33 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,256 mm | 184 |
| Baton Rouge · United States | 32 °C | 7.3 °C | 1,354 mm | 203 |
| Birmingham · United States | 32 °C | 2.9 °C | 1,342 mm | 164 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Mobile’s climate
When is the best time to visit Mobile?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and May the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Mobile get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 82 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 5 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Mobile?
July, averaging 154 mm over 19 days with rain. The driest month is May with 88 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,395 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Mobile rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 30.694°, -88.043° , 3 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.