Montgomery Metro Area, AL Climate


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The Montgomery, AL Metro Area experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The summer months are usually hot and muggy, with temperatures typically ranging from the low 80s to the upper 90s. Winter temperatures generally range from the high 40s to the mid 60s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 49 inches per year, most of which falls between April and October. Although there are occasional snowfalls during winter months, they are generally light and short-lived.

Montgomery Metro Area, Alabama gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Montgomery Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Montgomery Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montgomery Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Montgomery metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alabama.

5.2 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the Montgomery metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMontgomery, AlabamaUnited States
  51.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  94.1 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  34.8°21.7°
  7.47
  5.44.3
  316 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Montgomery metro area with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alabama. In the Montgomery metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Montgomery metro area are October, April and May.
In the Montgomery metro area, there are 61.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Montgomery metro area with an average of 34.8°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In the Montgomery metro area, there are 40.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In the Montgomery metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
Humidity in the Montgomery metro area can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
March is the wettest month in the Montgomery metro area with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.7 inches in the Montgomery metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in the Montgomery metro area with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 94.1 rainy days annually in the Montgomery metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the Montgomery metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the Montgomery metro area with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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