Birmingham Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Birmingham, Alabama during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Birmingham, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Birmingham, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 34 | January | 12 | 1 |
| 59 | 39 | February | 15 | 4 |
| 67 | 45 | March | 19 | 7 |
| 76 | 53 | April | 25 | 12 |
| 83 | 62 | May | 28 | 17 |
| 89 | 70 | June | 32 | 21 |
| 91 | 73 | July | 33 | 23 |
| 91 | 72 | August | 33 | 22 |
| 88 | 66 | September | 31 | 19 |
| 77 | 54 | October | 25 | 12 |
| 65 | 42 | November | 18 | 6 |
| 58 | 40 | December | 14 | 4 |
| 75 | 54 | Year | 24 | 12 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 35 | January | 13 | 2 |
| 59 | 38 | February | 15 | 4 |
| 67 | 45 | March | 20 | 7 |
| 75 | 52 | April | 24 | 11 |
| 82 | 61 | May | 28 | 16 |
| 88 | 69 | June | 31 | 20 |
| 91 | 72 | July | 33 | 22 |
| 91 | 71 | August | 33 | 22 |
| 86 | 65 | September | 30 | 19 |
| 76 | 54 | October | 24 | 12 |
| 65 | 43 | November | 18 | 6 |
| 57 | 38 | December | 14 | 3 |
| 74 | 54 | Year | 24 | 12 |
Days of Hot Weather in Birmingham
Birmingham has plenty of 90-degree Fahrenheit weather, including about half the days of summer. The occasional spring or fall day will also get that hot.
About two days a year, the thermometer here reaches 100 °F (38 °C) or more. A day with temperatures in the hundreds can show up in July or August.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| April | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| May | 30 | 21 | 3 |
| June | 30 | 28 | 13 |
| July | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| August | 31 | 30 | 19 |
| September | 30 | 25 | 9 |
| October | 25 | 12 | 1 |
| November | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 233 | 161 | 65 |
How Often Birmingham Has Cold Temperatures
The coldest nights of winter at Birmingham can drop down to 10 °F (-12 °C). The city averages only six nights a year when its less than 20 °F.
Birmingham can remain below freezing all day long. But it's just one day a year on average when the temperature never rises above 32 °F.
| 20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 15 |
| February | 1 | 10 |
| March | 0 | 4 |
| April | 0 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 5 |
| December | 1 | 12 |
| Year | 6 | 47 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.