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Typical December weather
Gulf Shores
Alabama · December
64° days
45° nights
about 5 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight · gulf 59°
What to pack
- Sweater
What December feels like
December means lighted boat parades in the back bays and Christmas trees glowing through condo windows all down the shore. The water is too cold now for anything but a polar-plunge dare, which somebody organizes every year regardless.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 59° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 64° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 45° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 3.9 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Water temperature | 59° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:39 am / 4:52 pm |