Dauphin Island, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DAUPHIN IS #2, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dauphin Island has an annual average temperature of 69.2°F with about 61.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 46.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.80 in) and October the driest (3.52 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
30.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,173
Cooling need
2,679

Best time to visit Dauphin Island

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

214 of 366 (58.5%) of Dauphin Island's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1970s
16
1980s
49
1990s
31
2000s
51
2010s
67
2020s
152

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 58.6°F 46.1°F 52.3°F 5.23 in 12
February 61.5°F 49.4°F 55.4°F 4.35 in 10
March 66.8°F 55.8°F 61.3°F 4.90 in 10
April 73.5°F 63.1°F 68.3°F 5.16 in 7
May 80.8°F 71.2°F 76.0°F 5.01 in 7
June 86.2°F 76.4°F 81.3°F 5.87 in 10
July 88.2°F 78.2°F 83.2°F 6.80 in 12
August 88.1°F 78.3°F 83.2°F 6.02 in 12
September 85.2°F 75.5°F 80.3°F 5.24 in 8
October 77.4°F 66.7°F 72.0°F 3.52 in 7
November 67.8°F 55.6°F 61.7°F 3.86 in 8
December 61.2°F 49.2°F 55.2°F 5.13 in 12

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