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Birmingham, AL weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Birmingham Ap, 7.3 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Birmingham averages a daily high of 73.9°F and a daily low of 52.7°F across the year, with 53.72 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 90.8°F and January the coldest at 33.8°F.

Average annual high
73.9°FWarmest month July
Average annual low
52.7°FColdest month January
Precipitation per year
53.72 inWettest month March
Snowfall per year
1.6 in46.6 days at or below 32°F

Birmingham weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January53.833.84.840.633.8 to 53.8 degrees
February58.437.14.530.137.1 to 58.4 degrees
March66.743.75.230.643.7 to 66.7 degrees
April74.450.54.380.250.5 to 74.4 degrees
May81.559.74.99059.7 to 81.5 degrees
June87.767.74.38067.7 to 87.7 degrees
July90.871.44.8071.4 to 90.8 degrees
August90.670.83.93070.8 to 90.6 degrees
September85.164.33.9064.3 to 85.1 degrees
October75.352.93.44052.9 to 75.3 degrees
November65.443.54.85043.5 to 65.4 degrees
December55.936.34.450.136.3 to 55.9 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013876, Birmingham Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Birmingham climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Birmingham Ap, 7.3 km from the centre of Birmingham. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Birmingham sees about 54.6 days a year at or above 90°F and about 79.1 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.

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