Montgomery climate

Name: Montgomery
Address: US

Montgomery is warmest in July, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.3 °C. February is the wettest month (112 mm) and October the driest (72 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Montgomery averages 1,158 mm of rain, 183 days above 25 °C and 20 days below freezing.

United States · 73 m elevation · population 195,287 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 33 °C
Coldest month January 4.3 °C
Driest month October 72 mm
Wettest month February 112 mm
Least cloud October 43 % cloud
Hottest on record August 40 °C
Coldest on record March -11 °C

What to expectMontgomery through the year

Montgomery has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 14 °C in January to 33 °C in July, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 183 days a year reach 25 °C, 103 of them reach 30 °C, 20 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in August.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 72 mm in October to 112 mm in February. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	13.8 °C	107 mm	57 %
February	16.2 °C	112 mm	59 %
March	20.0 °C	111 mm	56 %
April	24.1 °C	94 mm	51 %
May	28.5 °C	79 mm	50 %
June	31.4 °C	98 mm	55 %
July	32.7 °C	100 mm	57 %
August	32.4 °C	94 mm	55 %
September	30.3 °C	82 mm	48 %
October	25.1 °C	72 mm	43 %
November	19.2 °C	98 mm	47 %
December	15.0 °C	112 mm	58 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	13.8 °C	4.3 °C	8.4 °C	24.6 °C	-9.3 °C	0	0	8
February	16.2 °C	5.8 °C	10.4 °C	27.2 °C	-10.3 °C	0	0	4
March	20.0 °C	8.9 °C	14.0 °C	31.1 °C	-11.0 °C	4	0	1
April	24.1 °C	12.5 °C	18.0 °C	34.0 °C	1.0 °C	13	1	0
May	28.5 °C	17.2 °C	22.7 °C	36.6 °C	5.7 °C	27	10	0
June	31.4 °C	21.4 °C	26.2 °C	38.8 °C	13.9 °C	29	21	0
July	32.7 °C	23.2 °C	27.6 °C	38.5 °C	16.9 °C	31	26	0
August	32.4 °C	23.0 °C	27.3 °C	40.4 °C	15.4 °C	31	25	0
September	30.3 °C	20.5 °C	25.0 °C	37.6 °C	9.5 °C	28	17	0
October	25.1 °C	14.8 °C	19.5 °C	36.1 °C	1.7 °C	17	2	0
November	19.2 °C	9.0 °C	13.5 °C	30.5 °C	-3.9 °C	3	0	1
December	15.0 °C	5.7 °C	9.7 °C	26.1 °C	-6.1 °C	0	0	5

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	107 mm	10	10 h/day	57 %	74 %	16 km/h
February	112 mm	9	11 h/day	59 %	73 %	17 km/h
March	111 mm	10	12 h/day	56 %	71 %	17 km/h
April	94 mm	8	13 h/day	51 %	70 %	16 km/h
May	79 mm	9	14 h/day	50 %	68 %	14 km/h
June	98 mm	13	14 h/day	55 %	71 %	12 km/h
July	100 mm	15	14 h/day	57 %	73 %	12 km/h
August	94 mm	14	13 h/day	55 %	72 %	12 km/h
September	82 mm	8	12 h/day	48 %	68 %	13 km/h
October	72 mm	6	11 h/day	43 %	68 %	14 km/h
November	98 mm	7	11 h/day	47 %	71 %	15 km/h
December	112 mm	10	10 h/day	58 %	76 %	15 km/h

How Montgomery compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Montgomery	33 °C	4.3 °C	1,158 mm	183
Columbus · United States	33 °C	4.2 °C	1,148 mm	182
Birmingham · United States	32 °C	2.9 °C	1,342 mm	164
Atlanta · United States	31 °C	2.0 °C	1,204 mm	148
Mobile · United States	31 °C	7.5 °C	1,395 mm	184

Where Montgomery ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in North America in April	39thof 50	90/100
Places with the best weather in North America in October	45thof 50	92/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Montgomery.

QuestionsCommon questions about Montgomery’s climate

When is the best time to visit Montgomery?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and October the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Montgomery get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 103 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 4.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 20 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Montgomery?

February, averaging 112 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is October with 72 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,158 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Montgomery rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.