Gulf Shores (AL) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores average temperature chart (Celsius) Gulf Shores average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gulf Shores (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.4 16.9 20.4 24.4 28.1 31 31.7 31.7 30 25.8 21 17.1
°F 59.7 62.5 68.7 75.8 82.5 87.8 89.1 89 86 78.5 69.8 62.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Gulf Shores monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gulf Shores monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gulf Shores (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 119 130 140 109 113 142 178 166 163 94 92 112
inches 4.7 5.1 5.5 4.3 4.5 5.6 7 6.5 6.4 3.7 3.6 4.4
Rainy days 10 9 9 6 8 11 14 14 10 5 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Gulf Shores: 1502.1mm (591.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gulf Shores
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.6 6.5 7.5 9.1 9.6 9.3 8.6 8.4 7.8 8.6 6.9 5.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Gulf Shores average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gulf Shores average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gulf Shores (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 5.2 6.6 10.4 14.2 18.1 21.6 22.9 22.7 20.8 14.7 10.4 6.9
Max °C 15.7 17.2 20.7 24.6 28.3 31.3 32 31.9 30.2 26.1 21.3 17.4
Min °F 41.3 43.9 50.6 57.6 64.6 70.8 73.1 72.9 69.4 58.5 50.6 44.3
Max °F 50.7 53.4 59.9 66.9 73.8 79.5 81.3 81.1 77.9 68.7 60.4 53.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gulf Shores average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gulf Shores average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gulf Shores in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.4 17.7 18.5 20.7 24.3 27.8 29.3 29.5 28.4 25.4 22.3 20.1
°F 65.1 63.9 65.2 69.2 75.8 82 84.7 85 83 77.7 72.2 68.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gulf Shores average winspeed by month (km/h) Gulf Shores average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gulf Shores (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 17 16 14 12 11 10 12 13 14 15
mph 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Gulf Shores relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gulf Shores
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 71% 72% 71% 72% 74% 77% 78% 76% 72% 74% 75%