Thermograph

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

Birmingham, Alabama, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Birmingham, Alabama, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 109°F on 2007-08-15; its coldest fell to -10°F on 1996-02-05.

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
77°F2022-01-01
21°F1985-01-21
68°F2022-01-01
0°F1982-01-11
February
80°F2018-02-22
13°F1996-02-04
66°F2023-02-23
-10°F1996-02-05
March
85°F2007-03-25
28°F1996-03-08
65°F1997-03-01
12°F1993-03-14
April
92°F1986-04-30
45°F1987-04-03
70°F2017-04-30
24°F1987-04-04
May
96°F2006-05-30
54°F2017-05-05
72°F1996-05-28
39°F2013-05-04
June
108°F2012-06-29
71°F1997-06-02
79°F2010-06-14
48°F1984-06-01
July
108°F1986-07-31
74°F2005-07-06
79°F2012-07-01
56°F2014-07-30
August
109°F2007-08-15
74°F1997-08-08
80°F2019-08-13
54°F1986-08-29
September
104°F2019-09-13
61°F2011-09-06
76°F2014-09-11
41°F1983-09-22
October
102°F2019-10-01
44°F1993-10-31
75°F2019-10-03
29°F2008-10-29
November
89°F2016-11-01
37°F2014-11-18
70°F2004-11-03
18°F2019-11-13
December
78°F2007-12-10
17°F1989-12-23
68°F2015-12-25
3°F1989-12-22

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)
80°F2018-02-22
13°F1996-02-04
68°F2022-01-01
-10°F1996-02-05
Spring (Mar–May)
96°F2006-05-30
28°F1996-03-08
72°F1996-05-28
12°F1993-03-14
Summer (Jun–Aug)
109°F2007-08-15
71°F1997-06-02
80°F2019-08-13
48°F1984-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
104°F2019-09-13
37°F2014-11-18
76°F2014-09-11
18°F2019-11-13

All-time records

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

High

Highest 109°F 2007-08-15
Lowest 13°F 1996-02-04

Low

Highest 80°F 2019-08-13
Lowest -10°F 1996-02-05

Feels-like

Highest 154°F 2010-08-02
Lowest -22°F 1996-02-04

Humidity

Highest 25.1 g/m³ 1998-07-09
Lowest 1.1 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 23 mph 2005-08-29
Lowest 2 mph 2026-07-04

Precip

Wettest 4.93 in 2004-09-16
Driest 26-day dry spell 2024-10-05

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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