Best time to visit Montgomery

Montgomery is a city of two halves. October scores 86 and August scores 38 — a 48-point swing, which is the difference between a holiday and an endurance test. The month you pick matters more here than almost anywhere. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

August is the warmest month at 33.4 °C and January the coolest at 13.2 °C — a 20.2 °C spread across the year. Around 111 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in August and the months either side. 38 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. June to August carry the rain — up to 18 wet days in a month — while April, September, October and November drop as low as 7. That 11-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Montgomery, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 10 hours in winter to 14.3 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are October, November, April. The one to think twice about is August. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Montgomery month by month