Montgomery, AL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Montgomery's primary NOAA station, MONTGOMERY AP - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Montgomery
Water is the standout signal in Montgomery, Alabama: 51.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 66°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 66°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 51.2"
- precipitation, annual total
- 245 days
- frost-free growing season
Montgomery: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013895 · Montgomery, AL 66°F mean · 51.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 66°F
- RANK-WARM #6,244
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Douglas
- PRCP-WET 51.2"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-MULTI USW00013895
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Douglas, GA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AL station list.
- Montgomery (this station) 66°F
- Hot Lufkin Angelina…, TX 66°F
- Near Douglas, GA 66°F
- Near Hattiesburg, MS 66°F
- Near Hodges Gardens, LA 66°F
Climate Living Index · Montgomery
Montgomery: 66/100 · grade C
Montgomery publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Montgomery, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 66.4°F · 1.1° from 67.5°F | 95/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 245 days/year | 87/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 102 calendar days | 75/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 51.2 in · 16.2 from 35 in | 43/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 70.2°F mean dew point | 13/100 · F |
Montgomery · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Montgomery is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 48.1°F and warmest-month mean 82.9°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 82.9°F
- Coldest month
- 48.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Montgomery sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Montgomery's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 9% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Montgomery sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 17% wettest
- Montgomery's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Montgomery is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Montgomery compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Montgomery's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Montgomery's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 76 complete annual observations from 1948 to 2025, MONTGOMERY AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.15°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Montgomery primary station fitted change +0.15 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F (15°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.6" | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 65°F (18°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 4.9" | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 72°F (22°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 5.2" | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 79°F (26°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 86°F (30°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| June | 92°F (33°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 19.1 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 5.1" | 0.0 | 25.6 |
| August | 94°F (34°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 24.5 |
| September | 89°F (32°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| October | 80°F (27°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 2.9" | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| November | 70°F (21°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.9" | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 62°F (17°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 5.0" | 10.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Montgomery runs from a mild 36°F around January 13 to 94°F at the peak near July 30, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 4 through September 13, covering 102 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 8 to November 14.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 36°F around January 13.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 8, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 30 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 107 wet dates a year.
The widest day
November 4 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Montgomery.
Where Montgomery Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 102 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 51 inches.
Montgomery earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.4 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
Montgomery spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 26% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Montgomery has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 34.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: March averages 5.2" and October 2.9". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Montgomery, it arrives in quantity
51.2" of precipitation falls across only about 107 wet days here, averaging 0.48 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 107 a year, 29% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.48 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 13
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 13
50% probability date
Growing Season
245 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,000
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,540
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 6.9 | 50% | 33% |
| February | 64% | 7.6 | 44% | 32% |
| March | 64% | 6.8 | 50% | 23% |
| April | 68% | 6.0 | 51% | 17% |
| May | 71% | 5.2 | 44% | 15% |
| June | 72% | 4.8 | 45% | 12% |
| July | 74% | 4.5 | 46% | 10% |
| August | 72% | 5.1 | 47% | 14% |
| September | 70% | 5.7 | 54% | 17% |
| October | 70% | 5.4 | 56% | 19% |
| November | 70% | 5.9 | 53% | 26% |
| December | 71% | 6.8 | 46% | 34% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AL closest to Montgomery on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (66°F here).
- Douglas, GA 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Hattiesburg, MS 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Picayune, MS 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Woodbine, GA 66°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (51.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Mcdonough, GA 51.1" · 0.0" off
- Talbotton, GA 51.1" · 0.0" off
- Boonville, IN 51.2" · 0.0" off
- Dumas, AR 51.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Montgomery's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Montgomery averages 51.2 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Montgomery's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.8°F. The annual average is 66°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Montgomery's normal, at 2,000 and 2,540 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 245 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Montgomery's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Montgomery, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Montgomery's primary station: MONTGOMERY AP (USW00013895). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the Montgomery area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 0151000). Match rule for Montgomery: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Montgomery comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.