ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Gulf Shores vs Newport Beach: weather in February
Essentially a tie in February: Gulf Shores is 3% clear historically, Newport Beach is 6% clear (8-year ERA5 average) — within the noise. Avg high 66°F vs 63°F. Gulf Shores also sees measurably more rain than Newport Beach this month (41% vs 23% of days). Pick based on flight time or price, not weather — the weather won't decide this one for you.
Gulf Shores
AL
- Clear days, February
- 3%
- Sample size
- n=226 days
- Avg high
- 66°F
- Early February (1st–15th)
- 1%
- Late February (16th–end)
- 6%
- Rain frequency
- 41% of days
Newport Beach
CA
- Clear days, February
- 6%
- Sample size
- n=226 days
- Avg high
- 63°F
- Early February (1st–15th)
- 5%
- Late February (16th–end)
- 7%
- Rain frequency
- 23% of days
Compare Gulf Shores vs Newport Beach in another month
All percentages are historical averages from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 8 full years (2018–2025). “Clear” means avg high ≥ 72 °F, precipitation < 1 mm, and a non-precipitation weather code. This is history, not a forecast. The live 7-day outlook for any destination is on its own page and may differ from the long-run average. Data from Open-Meteo.