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Typical May weather
Gulf Shores
Alabama · May
82° days
65° nights
about 4 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight · gulf 80°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What May feels like
The Hangout Festival puts a stage directly on the sand in May, which either makes your trip or means you book the other end of the beach. This is the driest stretch of the warm season and the water is finally properly swimmable.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. It’s sticky — light fabrics and an afternoon break earn their keep.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 80° — bath-warm.
The numbers
| Typical high | 82° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 65° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 3.2 in |
| Humidity | sticky |
| Water temperature | 80° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 5:56 am / 7:37 pm |