Mobile weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Mobile is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with October and May close behind. Mobile averages about 2,621 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 85 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,621
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,590 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 33°C / 91°F
- Population
- 253k
- Elevation
- 64 m
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When is the best time to visit Mobile?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mobile is November, then October and May. The dullest month is January (44/100, 102 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mobile?
Mobile gets a lot of sun: around 2,621 hours a year. November (79/100) is noticeably better than January (44). It ranks #163 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,590 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 102 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| February | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 116 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 121 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 71 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 128 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 118 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| June | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 173 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 180 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 185 mm | 8 | 33° / 91°F |
| September | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 142 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 101 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 85 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 139 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
Sea temperature in Mobile by month
The sea off Mobile is warmest in August at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in January at 13°C / 55°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Gulfport United States · 85 km · best in Nov · 2,546 h sun/yr
- Pensacola United States · 104 km · best in Nov · 2,723 h sun/yr
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach United States · 167 km · best in May · 2,690 h sun/yr
- New Orleans United States · 209 km · best in Nov · 2,505 h sun/yr
- Panama City Beach United States · 237 km · best in May · 2,639 h sun/yr
- Jackson (Mississippi) United States · 250 km · best in Sep · 2,526 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hattiesburg United States · 135 km · 2,472 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Destin United States · 173 km · 2,690 h sun/yr · best in May
- Meridian United States · 189 km · 2,477 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Mobile compares month by month: Mobile vs Jackson (Mississippi) · Mobile vs Gulfport · Mobile vs Pensacola · Mobile vs Destin-Fort Walton Beach · all comparisons
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