Gulf Shores, USA
tropical climate · beach · medium crowds · mid prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
Set under a tropical sky, Gulf Shores (USA) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 91/100 sun score in July, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a beach trip.
The year runs from average lows of 9°C in January to highs of 31°C in August. Rain is most likely in July, when about 62% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in November (25%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through May–October.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 86 for spring, 88 for summer, 86 for autumn and 67 for winter — with typical afternoons of 24°, 30°, 25° and 18°C respectively. Summer wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, October buys you 26°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Gulf Shores
Our month-by-month scoring puts July first (91/100), with May (90) and June (89) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — February–November all stay above a 70 sun score. At the other end, January scores just 60, the weakest month of the year.
For context: in July, Gulf Shores is drier than 45% of the tropical destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Gulf Shores → · More destinations for July →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, 4 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 10–25°C band. Today's cached sun score is 85/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,585 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,558 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,266 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,532 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,899 km | ~10 h 15 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 25° / 14° | 46% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 25° / 17° | 80% | 0% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 25° / 21° | 100% | 18% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 25° / 18° | 65% | 40% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 25° / 19° | 99% | 4% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 25° / 21° | 96% | 9% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 24° / 20° | 95% | 32% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 23° / 18° | 1% | 16% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 22° / 15° | 0% | 3% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 22° / 14° | 8% | 2% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 21° / 11° | 57% | 6% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 21° / 10° | 55% | 17% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 22° / 12° | 100% | 15% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 20° / 11° | 85% | 10% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 23° / 18° | 33% | 10% |
Gulf Shores climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.8° / 8.5° | 53.5% | 30.6% | 60 |
| February | 18.8° / 12.1° | 54.9% | 36.2% | 73 |
| March | 20.7° / 14.3° | 53.4% | 34.6% | 83 |
| April | 23.4° / 17.1° | 48.2% | 33.3% | 86 |
| May | 27.1° / 21.4° | 51.2% | 37.4% | 90 |
| June | 29.6° / 24.6° | 57.4% | 55.7% | 89 |
| July | 30.4° / 25.7° | 59.2% | 61.6% | 91 |
| August | 30.5° / 25.6° | 58.6% | 60.3% | 85 |
| September | 29.2° / 23.6° | 42% | 36.7% | 85 |
| October | 25.5° / 18.9° | 40% | 26.5% | 87 |
| November | 21.1° / 13.9° | 48.2% | 25.3% | 86 |
| December | 17.9° / 11.2° | 55.9% | 34.7% | 67 |
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