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Typical January weather
Gulf Shores
Alabama · January
61° days
42° nights
about 6 rainy days · 10½ hours of daylight
What to pack
- Sweater
What January feels like
January belongs to the snowbirds, who come down from Michigan and Ontario for the whole season and run their own potlucks, card nights, and dance classes at the community centers. Frosty mornings happen more often than the postcards admit, and the wind off the water finds every gap in your jacket.
Expect about 6 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy. about 6 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 61° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 42° |
| Days with real rain | 6 |
| Total rain | 4.5 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:47 am / 5:12 pm |