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Birmingham climate
Typical historical weather for Birmingham, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
10.4°C
across all months
Warmest month
28.3°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
-6.1°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
943mm
total per year
Birmingham is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 34.4°C across the year. About 30% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (July is typically wettest, November driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.1°C · record 4.9–13.7°C | -6.1°C · record -26.9–-12.4°C | 68mm | 11 | 75% | 3.9 m/s | 77% | 1.7 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 2.7°C · record 11.3–21.7°C | -5.6°C · record -23.2–-8.2°C | 62mm | 10 | 71% | 4 m/s | 72% | 2.8 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 8.2°C · record 13.6–23.6°C | -0.9°C · record -15.3–-6.6°C | 78mm | 11 | 66% | 4 m/s | 67% | 3.9 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 13.7°C · record 20.5–28.3°C | 4°C · record -5.8–0.6°C | 96mm | 14 | 64% | 3.9 m/s | 66% | 5 kWh/m² |
| May | 20.6°C · record 27.5–33.2°C | 10.4°C · record -2.1–7°C | 91mm | 13 | 65% | 3.4 m/s | 63% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 26.2°C · record 30.9–35.7°C | 16°C · record 6.2–10°C | 90mm | 12 | 64% | 3.2 m/s | 55% | 6.6 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 28.3°C · record 31.2–35°C | 18.7°C · record 10.8–15.8°C | 99mm | 12 | 70% | 2.7 m/s | 52% | 6.2 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 27.1°C · record 30–33.8°C | 17.5°C · record 8.2–14.8°C | 85mm | 11 | 72% | 2.8 m/s | 52% | 5.6 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 23.7°C · record 29.5–33.7°C | 13.9°C · record 3.1–9.7°C | 65mm | 9 | 75% | 3 m/s | 52% | 4.3 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 16.7°C · record 24.5–29.7°C | 7.8°C · record -1.9–2.1°C | 85mm | 12 | 74% | 3.7 m/s | 59% | 2.9 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 8.5°C · record 12.2–24.7°C | 1.2°C · record -12.9–-4.2°C | 59mm | 9 | 73% | 3.9 m/s | 66% | 2 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 3°C · record 11.6–17.3°C | -3°C · record -22.3–-3.7°C | 63mm | 10 | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 78% | 1.4 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.23°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -94.8mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 9.820274835525604°C, below the 9-year baseline of 10.57°C by 1.32 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
132.7 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
6.8 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
108.7 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
35.7°C
21 June 2022
2022 was 0.67 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-26.9°C
31 January 2019
2019 was 1.79 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
69.1mm
11 January 2020
2020 was 0.36 SD above the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
9.4m/s
23 December 2022
2022 was 0.67 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Birmingham on 11 January 2020.
Nearby cities
Troy
Same ERA5 grid cell
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Same ERA5 grid cell
Redford
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Oak Park
Same ERA5 grid cell
Ferndale
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Frequently asked questions about Birmingham's climate
What is the hottest month in Birmingham?
July is typically the warmest month in Birmingham, with an average high of 28.3°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -6.1°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Birmingham?
Birmingham gets about 943mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 30% of it falling in the three wettest months (July is typically the wettest, November the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Birmingham have?
On average, Birmingham sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 108.7 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Birmingham getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.23°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Birmingham?
The hottest day on file is 21 June 2022 at 35.7°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Birmingham — 42.500°, -83.250°, ERA5 grid cell center, 6.1 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-18). Historical climate data for Birmingham, United States (42.50°N, 83.25°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Birmingham, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 18, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Birmingham, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 18, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-18},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
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