Montgomery weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Montgomery is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with September and November close behind. Montgomery averages about 2,509 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,509
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,348 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 198k
- Elevation
- 61 m

When is the best time to visit Montgomery?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Montgomery is October, then September and November. The dullest month is January (31/100, 111 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Montgomery?
Montgomery gets a lot of sun: around 2,509 hours a year. 49 Sunshine Score points separate October (80) from January (31), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #202 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,348 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 111 mm | 3 |
| February | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 130 mm | 4 |
| March | 69 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 132 mm | 6 |
| April | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 115 mm | 7 |
| May | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 109 mm | 8 |
| June | 73 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 110 mm | 9 |
| July | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 126 mm | 8 |
| August | 65 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 119 mm | 8 |
| September | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 88 mm | 7 |
| October | 80 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 72 mm | 6 |
| November | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 97 mm | 4 |
| December | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 139 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Birmingham (Alabama) United States · 144 km · best in Oct · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach United States · 203 km · best in May · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Pensacola United States · 217 km · best in Nov · 2,723 h sun/yr
- Panama City Beach United States · 223 km · best in May · 2,639 h sun/yr
- Atlanta United States · 236 km · best in Oct · 2,449 h sun/yr
- Mobile United States · 250 km · best in Nov · 2,621 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dothan United States · 141 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Destin United States · 211 km · 2,690 h sun/yr · best in May
- Meridian United States · 222 km · 2,477 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Montgomery compares month by month: Montgomery vs Birmingham (Alabama) · Montgomery vs Pensacola · Montgomery vs Destin-Fort Walton Beach · all comparisons
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