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Typical October weather
Gulf Shores
Alabama · October
79° days
60° nights
about 4 rainy days · 11½ hours of daylight · gulf 75°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What October feels like
The National Shrimp Festival takes over the public beach in October and pulls a couple hundred thousand people through in four days — reserve months out or come the following weekend. Once it clears, the water is still swimmable and the sand is close to empty.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. There’s a little humidity in the air, but nothing that changes your plans.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 75° — comfortable for swimming.
The numbers
| Typical high | 79° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 60° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 4.3 in |
| Humidity | a touch humid |
| Water temperature | 75° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:53 am / 6:19 pm |