Annual mean 21°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
30.3 °C
Coldest
13.3 °C
Wettest
61%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Gulf Shores over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C. Gulf Shores has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 49% in November, the driest month, to 55% in August, the wettest. Winds in Gulf Shores are highest in March, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Gulf Shores come in October, when the sky is typically 32% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
Month by month Gulf Shores climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
13°C
9°C
11°C
54%
46%
3.3 m/s
30
4
55
February
17°C
13°C
16°C
54%
56%
3.3 m/s
55
9
65
March
20°C
15°C
18°C
52%
49%
3.5 m/s
62
15
63
April
22°C
17°C
21°C
54%
42%
3.5 m/s
72
26
53
May
26°C
22°C
28°C
54%
39%
3.2 m/s
40
62
13
June
29°C
25°C
32°C
55%
39%
3.0 m/s
7
50
1
July
29°C
26°C
34°C
55%
36%
2.5 m/s
2
34
0
August
30°C
26°C
34°C
55%
34%
2.5 m/s
4
36
0
September
29°C
24°C
32°C
53%
34%
2.8 m/s
14
50
4
October
25°C
20°C
26°C
53%
32%
3.1 m/s
49
50
28
November
19°C
13°C
18°C
49%
37%
2.9 m/s
56
19
58
December
15°C
11°C
14°C
51%
53%
3.0 m/s
41
8
61
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Gulf Shores weather by season
Year round, Gulf Shores has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 9°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Gulf Shores weather in winterDecember to February
High 15°CLow 11°CRain 53%
Winter in Gulf Shores has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Gulf Shores weather in springMarch to May
High 23°CLow 18°CRain 53%
Spring in Gulf Shores has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Gulf Shores weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 26°CRain 55%
Summer in Gulf Shores has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Gulf Shores weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 19°CRain 52%
Autumn in Gulf Shores has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gulf Shores?
Gulf Shores has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 49% in November, the driest month, to 55% in August, the wettest.
What time of year is Gulf Shores windiest?
Winds in Gulf Shores are highest in March, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Gulf Shores year round?
The average temperature in Gulf Shores over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C.