Montgomery climate — normals and trends
Montgomery (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,103 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Montgomery averages 27 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Montgomery has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 14 August 2007) and the coldest -17.2 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MontgomeryAlabama
- coords
- 32.37°, -86.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,103mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.5 cm
Average feels-like high
24.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.1 °C
14 August 2007
Coldest day
-17.2 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
149 mm
24 September 1956
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
16 September 2004
Strongest gust
166.0 km/h
4 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
14 August 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.7 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
9 February 1973
Sunniest day
13.9 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.2 °C | -1.6 °C | 67 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 19.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 57 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 129 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 79 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 260 mm | +174 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 148 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 105 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -68 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 48 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 24 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Montgomery?
Montgomery has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,103 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montgomery?
The hottest day measured in Montgomery between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2007, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Montgomery?
The coldest day measured in Montgomery between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Montgomery?
Yes. Montgomery gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Montgomery warmed?
Yes: Montgomery warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Montgomery?
The wettest day measured in Montgomery between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1956, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Montgomery?
The windiest day measured in Montgomery between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2004, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Montgomery?
The warmest month in Montgomery is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Montgomery?
Montgomery receives on average 1,103 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Montgomery?
Montgomery gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Montgomery?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Montgomery between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1973, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Montgomery?
Yes: Montgomery has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montgomery?
In Montgomery, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 14 August 2019, and the lowest was -23.7 °C on 21 January 1985.
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