Fairhope, Alabama climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fairhope's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 65.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.9°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,670 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFairhope (3 mi NE)
- Station IDUSW00063869
- Location30.55°N 87.88°W
- Elevation95 ft (29 m)
- Population26,044
On October 23, the normal high in Fairhope is 76°F and the normal low 53°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fairhope.
- Jan 61° 39°
- Feb 65° 43°
- Mar 70° 47°
- Apr 76° 53°
- May 83° 61°
- Jun 87° 70°
- Jul 89° 72°
- Aug 89° 71°
- Sep 86° 67°
- Oct 79° 56°
- Nov 70° 46°
- Dec 64° 42°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Fairhope each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in July (7.62 in), the least in October (4.17 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 39°F | 50.1°F | 5.35 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 43°F | 54.0°F | 4.39 | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 70°F | 47°F | 58.7°F | 5.02 | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 53°F | 64.7°F | 5.22 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 83°F | 61°F | 72.1°F | 4.90 | – | 2 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 87°F | 70°F | 78.1°F | 6.53 | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 89°F | 72°F | 80.3°F | 7.62 | – | 14 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 71°F | 79.8°F | 6.97 | – | 17 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 67°F | 76.3°F | 6.03 | – | 6 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 56°F | 67.4°F | 4.17 | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 46°F | 57.7°F | 4.48 | – | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 64°F | 42°F | 52.8°F | 5.08 | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 56°F | 66.0°F | 65.76 | – | 47 | 30 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 4°C | 10.1°C | 136 mm |
| February | 18°C | 6°C | 12.2°C | 112 mm |
| March | 21°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 128 mm |
| April | 24°C | 12°C | 18.2°C | 133 mm |
| May | 28°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 124 mm |
| June | 30°C | 21°C | 25.6°C | 166 mm |
| July | 31°C | 22°C | 26.8°C | 194 mm |
| August | 32°C | 22°C | 26.6°C | 177 mm |
| September | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 153 mm |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 106 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.3°C | 114 mm |
| December | 18°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 129 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Fairhope's own co-op station Fairhope (2 mi NE) does: 0 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063869; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Fairhope?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, May, October and November.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063869.
When is the last frost in Fairhope?
In Fairhope, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 15 in half of years and after April 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 19 in half of years and before November 2 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 151 year in 10 after April 2; 9 in 10 after February 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 191 year in 10 before November 2; 9 in 10 before December 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 251 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 284 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before December 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fairhope in zone 9a in ZIP code 36532.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alabama · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00063869; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Fairhope?
In a normal year in Fairhope, 47 days a year reach 90°F and 30 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 47a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00063869.
How sunny is Fairhope?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fairhope, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (86%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 80% | 5.0 |
| April | 83% | 6.0 |
| May | 86% | 6.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 85% | 4.5 |
| November | 83% | 3.6 |
| December | 73% | 2.7 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Fairhope need?
A normal year in Fairhope brings 1,800 heating degree days, 67% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,193 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,191 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 470 | 8 |
| February | 324 | 16 |
| March | 220 | 25 |
| April | 78 | 71 |
| May | 8 | 227 |
| June | 0 | 394 |
| July | 0 | 473 |
| August | 0 | 460 |
| September | 1 | 342 |
| October | 62 | 137 |
| November | 244 | 27 |
| December | 392 | 13 |
| Year (annual) | 1,800 | 2,193 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063869. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Fairhope been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 68.7°F, 2.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 66.0°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.9°F | +0.9°F | 70.51 |
| 2022 | 67.0°F | +1.0°F | 66.05 |
| 2023 | 68.7°F | +2.7°F | 46.74 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00063869. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fairhope's climate compare?
Fairhope is warmer than 65 of the other 79 places with their own NOAA record in Alabama, and wetter than 70. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.0°F is warmer than 90%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fairhope is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Fairhope share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Daphne, AL30,751 people · 5 mi N
- Spanish Fort, AL11,118 people · 12 mi N
- Point Clear, AL1,858 people · 5 mi SW
- Magnolia Springs, AL853 people · 12 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Fairhope's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Fairhope. This page uses Fairhope (3 mi NE); the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope (2 mi NE) USC00012813 | in town | 23 ft | 65.8°F | 37°F | 91°F | 69.3 | 0 | March 10 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Fairhope's climate
What is the coldest month in Fairhope?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Fairhope?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Fairhope's NOAA station; Fairhope's own co-op station Fairhope (2 mi NE) records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Fairhope?
July, with 7.62 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 4.17 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fairhope in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fairhope in zone 9a in ZIP code 36532.
How late can frost come in Fairhope?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 15; in one year in ten it comes after April 2. Waiting until April 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Fairhope in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Alabama climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Robertsdale, AL11 miles from this station, 66.4°F a year
- Mobile, AL24 miles from this station, 67.6°F a year
- Coden, AL24 miles from this station, 66.1°F a year
- Bay Minette, AL24 miles from this station, 67.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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