Birmingham, AL Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Birmingham actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Birmingham, AL, the comfort score comes out to 46/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Birmingham's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Birmingham run from 45°F in Jan up to 82°F in Jul, a 36.9°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Birmingham, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 35°F | 5.03in | 0.4in |
| Feb | 59°F | 38°F | 4.95in | 0.3in |
| Mar | 67°F | 45°F | 5.66in | 0.5in |
| Apr | 75°F | 52°F | 5.08in | 0in |
| May | 82°F | 61°F | 4.91in | 0in |
| Jun | 88°F | 69°F | 4.78in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 72°F | 5.42in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 71°F | 4.35in | 0in |
| Sep | 86°F | 65°F | 4in | 0in |
| Oct | 76°F | 54°F | 3.34in | 0in |
| Nov | 65°F | 43°F | 4.23in | 0in |
| Dec | 57°F | 38°F | 4.87in | 0.2in |
If you're timing a visit, Mar, Apr, May, and Oct are Birmingham's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Birmingham actually gets
Over a typical year, Birmingham sees about 56.62in of precipitation a year across roughly 118 days with measurable rain or snow, with 1.4in of snow a year.
Birmingham against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Birmingham comes in at 2900; within AL alone it ranks 64 of 107. Population is about 196,357.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Birmingham Ap, AL US, the NOAA station 4.0 miles from Birmingham, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated