Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Birmingham weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Birmingham, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 1980-07-13; its coldest fell to -3°F on 1985-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
79°F2022-01-01
22°F1985-01-21
69°F2022-01-01
-3°F1985-01-21
February
82°F2023-02-22
22°F1996-02-04
70°F2023-02-23
6°F1996-02-04
March
87°F2017-03-21
28°F1980-03-02
67°F2020-03-28
8°F1980-03-03
April
91°F1987-04-30
47°F2003-04-10
71°F2017-04-29
26°F1987-04-01
May
97°F1996-05-24
57°F2017-05-05
75°F1989-05-26
39°F2004-05-04
June
101°F2012-06-29
69°F1997-06-02
78°F1988-06-30
51°F1995-06-14
July
104°F1980-07-13
74°F1984-07-30
81°F1980-07-11
55°F2014-07-30
August
101°F1983-08-21
65°F1986-08-31
79°F2010-08-02
54°F1992-08-29
September
99°F1990-09-03
63°F2017-09-12
76°F2006-09-23
42°F2001-09-26
October
98°F2019-10-03
41°F1993-10-31
75°F2002-10-04
28°F1987-10-22
November
87°F2016-11-01
37°F2014-11-18
71°F2020-11-11
18°F2014-11-19
December
77°F2022-12-08
18°F1989-12-23
69°F1982-12-03
4°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
82°F2023-02-22
18°F1989-12-23
70°F2023-02-23
-3°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
97°F1996-05-24
28°F1980-03-02
75°F1989-05-26
8°F1980-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
104°F1980-07-13
65°F1986-08-31
81°F1980-07-11
51°F1995-06-14
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
99°F1990-09-03
37°F2014-11-18
76°F2006-09-23
18°F2014-11-19

All-time records

The most extreme value Birmingham has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 104°F 1980-07-13
Lowest 18°F 1989-12-23

Low

Highest 81°F 1980-07-11
Lowest -3°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 143°F 1980-07-17
Lowest -20°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 24.4 g/m³ 1998-07-09
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1982-01-11

Wind

Highest 30 mph 2004-09-16
Lowest 2 mph 2026-07-04

Gust

Highest 83 mph 1995-10-05
Lowest 7 mph 1998-11-28

Precip

Wettest 3.92 in 2004-09-16
Driest 18-day dry spell 1987-10-01

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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