Fairhope weather in July

In July, Fairhope sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 79°F, with 5.2 in of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fairhope's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fairhope's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
79°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.2 in
15.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:03 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Fairhope is city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

Density
599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month.

A typical July day in Fairhope reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 79°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Fairhope

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fairhope weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 49°5.610.410.24.4
Feb60° / 52°5.19.110.95.0
Mar65° / 57°5.39.711.86.2
Apr71° / 64°4.68.112.77.1
May78° / 72°3.58.613.57.2
Jun83° / 77°5.112.713.95.5
Jul85° / 79°5.215.913.84.6
Aug85° / 79°5.716.413.14.5
Sep83° / 76°5.61112.26.0
Oct76° / 67°4.17.611.37.5
Nov67° / 58°4.47.710.56.8
Dec61° / 52°5.410.510.15.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fairhope gets around 5.2 in of rain over 15.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1145342
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3045145
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:566:53
213.94:576:53
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Fairhope

In seasonPeak

In July, Fairhope sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Fairhope sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Fairhope?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Fairhope for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fairhope in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Fairhope sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 79°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fairhope in July

The nearest coast averages about 85°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in January near 61°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 5 to Nov 24 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan61Cool
Feb61Cool
Mar64Cool
Apr70Refreshing
May77Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct77Warm
Nov69Refreshing
Dec64Cool

UV index in Fairhope in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fairhope peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Fairhope in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fairhope is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1722 µg/m³Jan 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fairhope?

Fairhope sits at 30.5°N, 87.9°W, 121 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Daphne, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Fairhope

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Fairhope.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fairhope has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft around an average of 75 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft.

The land around Fairhope is covered by trees (49%) and water (33%) within 2 miles, water (47%) and trees (32%) within 10 miles, and trees (51%) and water (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
167 ft
10 miles
233 ft
50 miles
381 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Daphne 5.6 mi · Mobile 14 mi · Foley 16 mi · Tillmans Corner 17 mi · Prichard 18 mi · Cantonment 34 mi · Bellview 35 mi · Myrtle Grove 36 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fairhope (30.523°, -87.9033°, elevation 121 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).