Fairhope, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FAIRHOPE 2 NE, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fairhope has an annual average temperature of 65.8°F with about 69.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (9.03 in) and October the driest (4.38 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,656
Cooling need
1,959

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Fairhope'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.

1910s
15
1920s
75
1930s
54
1940s
64
1950s
60
1960s
7
1970s
3
1980s
15
1990s
10
2000s
20
2010s
35
2020s
8

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 61.8°F 36.6°F 49.2°F 5.48 in 11
February 65.4°F 39.8°F 52.6°F 4.65 in 10
March 71.8°F 45.9°F 58.8°F 5.06 in 9
April 77.9°F 51.9°F 64.9°F 5.51 in 8
May 85.0°F 60.3°F 72.6°F 4.93 in 8
June 89.4°F 67.5°F 78.5°F 6.78 in 13
July 91.1°F 69.6°F 80.3°F 9.03 in 14
August 91.1°F 69.0°F 80.0°F 7.16 in 15
September 88.2°F 64.7°F 76.5°F 6.60 in 11
October 80.5°F 54.3°F 67.4°F 4.38 in 7
November 71.0°F 44.2°F 57.6°F 4.57 in 8
December 64.3°F 39.1°F 51.7°F 5.16 in 11

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