Montgomery, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTGOMERY 6SW, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Montgomery has an annual average temperature of 67.9°F with about 51.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 94.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 40.0°F). January is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and October the driest (3.07 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,494
Cooling need
2,544

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Climate change signal

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161 of 366 (44%) of Montgomery's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
10
2000s
90
2010s
219
2020s
47

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 60.2°F 40.0°F 50.1°F 5.19 in 10
February 65.2°F 43.4°F 54.3°F 5.10 in 10
March 72.3°F 49.5°F 60.9°F 4.87 in 8
April 79.2°F 55.7°F 67.4°F 4.23 in 8
May 86.3°F 64.2°F 75.2°F 3.92 in 8
June 91.6°F 71.4°F 81.5°F 4.31 in 11
July 94.2°F 74.9°F 84.5°F 4.58 in 12
August 93.8°F 73.8°F 83.8°F 3.88 in 11
September 89.2°F 68.8°F 79.0°F 3.60 in 7
October 80.0°F 56.7°F 68.4°F 3.07 in 7
November 69.8°F 46.1°F 58.0°F 4.25 in 7
December 62.3°F 41.4°F 51.9°F 4.77 in 11

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