Mobile climate — normals and trends
Mobile (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,309 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mobile averages 9 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Mobile has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 26 August 2023) and the coldest -13.7 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MobileAlabama
- coords
- 30.69°, -88.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,309mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
25.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
141 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.4 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest day
-13.7 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
295 mm
28 September 1998
Windiest day
82.5 km/h
16 September 2004
Strongest gust
183.2 km/h
16 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
14 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
12 February 2010
Sunniest day
13.9 h
6 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 73 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 19.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 104 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 22.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 122 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 84 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 190 mm | +96 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 115 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 152 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -89 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 85 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 17.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mobile?
Mobile has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,309 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mobile?
The hottest day measured in Mobile between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2023, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mobile?
The coldest day measured in Mobile between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mobile?
Almost never: Mobile sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mobile warmed?
Yes: Mobile warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mobile?
The wettest day measured in Mobile between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1998, with 295 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mobile?
The windiest day measured in Mobile between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2004, with winds reaching 82.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mobile?
The warmest month in Mobile is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mobile?
Mobile receives on average 1,309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mobile?
Mobile gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mobile?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mobile between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2010, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mobile?
Yes: Mobile has on average 141 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mobile?
In Mobile, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 14 July 1980, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 21 January 1985.
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