Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:50 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:45 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F61 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare73 days above 90°F, 15 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mobile Dwtn Ap station; snow from Mobile
Nearby landmarksDog River Pointcape · 2.2 miMobile Riverriver · 2.9 miChoctaw Pointcape · 3.2 miBishop State Community Collegecollege · 4.5 miMcDuffie Islandisland · 2.6 miSpanish Riverriver · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDoyle Parkpark · under a mileArlington Parkpark · 1.2 miMobile National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.0 miBattleship Memorial Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 81 acresMeaher State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 314 acresW. L. Holland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 2,836 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 201138 mi away, near Dauphin Island, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 201138 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMobile County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025260 of 363 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mobile County monitors, AL
Drinking waterCity of Mobile, Bd. of W&s Comm. of theserves 279,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation22 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMobile Infirmary4.7 miPost officeBayside Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMobile City Hall4.4 miPoliceMobile Police Department Precinct 13.1 miFire stationMobile Fire Rescue Department Brookley Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddlePillans Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryGilliard Elementary School1.1 miHighRain High School1.6 miCollegeBishop State Community College4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMobile Regional Airport MOB11 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS54 miInterstateI-101.2 miUS highwayUS 903.1 miAmtrakMobile, AL MOE4.6 miCoachMobile AL (MOG)FlixBus3.4 miTransit4 stops within a mileThe WaveSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36616 ZIP area.
