Mobile per diem ratesAlabama · FY 2027
The full-year average rose 10.5% from FY 2026, the 25th largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between Baltimore City (MD) and Bloomington (IN). Until FY 2024 its cap changed with the seasons; since FY 2025 one cap applies all year. Mobile’s full-year average lodging cap, $126 a night, is the lowest of the 4 Alabama areas, just under Birmingham ($135).
Mobile since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Mobile’s full-year average has grown 28.3%; ranked by that growth, Mobile sits between Charleston (SC) and Lafayette / West Lafayette (IN). In FY 2021 Mobile ranked 292nd of 293 by full-year average, between Sturgeon Bay (WI) and Provo (UT). Along the way: up 5.3% in FY 2023, up 9.5% in FY 2024, up 0.7% in FY 2025.
Mobile among the 295
Nationally, Mobile is 255th of 295 by full-year average, between Blacksburg (VA, $126) and Spokane (WA, $126). Alabama, area by area.
Four days in Mobile
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $637, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 11.5% above the standard rate.