Birmingham, AL

4 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 69.8°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest 1 January to 4 October on record, in 130 years since 1897; provisional.

Sunday 4 October 2026

High: 86°F; Warmest since 2019; 28th warmest of 132
Low: 72°F; Warmest since 2007; 6th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 0.40 in; Wettest since 2021; 13th wettest of 132

Every 4 October low in Birmingham, AL since 1896: 72°F in 2026; the lowest is 35°F, in 1987.

Normal range, 47 to 69.2°F

Every year as a table

Every 4 October high in Birmingham, AL since 1895: 86°F in 2026; the highest is 98°F, in 2019.

Year	High, °F	Low, °F
2026	86	72
2025	76	60
2024	85	69
2023	85	60
2022	80	52
2021	83	66
2020	78	50
2019	98	71
2018	91	68
2017	83	63
2016	89	68
2015	74	53
2014	67	46
2013	87	66
2012	82	56
2011	80	47
2010	69	41
2009	70	55
2008	84	54
2007	87	73
2006	89	65
2005	86	68
2004	84	51
2003	79	53
2002	87	72
2001	81	52
2000	87	58
1999	87	56
1998	88	69
1997	83	56
1996	71	58
1995	71	68
1994	79	54
1993	81	47
1992	72	60
1991	83	60
1990	79	60
1989	78	53
1988	71	48
1987	70	35
1986	89	73
1985	79	53
1984	82	44
1983	83	62
1982	87	67
1981	84	45
1980	73	41
1979	69	53
1978	78	49
1977	70	43
1976	83	58
1975	64	57
1974	70	40
1973	86	64
1972	79	63
1971	86	63
1970	78	42
1969	84	61
1968	67	42
1967	84	50
1966	80	53
1965	73	46
1964	79	52
1963	88	58
1962	81	56
1961	73	42
1960	85	61
1959	88	69
1958	72	53
1957	66	55
1956	78	63
1955	84	66
1954	91	69
1953	83	57
1952	82	43
1951	90	59
1950	68	50
1949	77	67
1948	74	56
1947	81	57
1946	81	51
1945	80	55
1944	85	67
1943	86	57
1942	83	65
1941	89	71
1940	85	60
1939	81	57
1938	83	60
1937	86	73
1936	82	58
1935	77	52
1934	73	58
1933	82	60
1932	77	57
1931	86	66
1930	78	56
1929	69	49
1928	81	68
1927	87	62
1926	90	73
1925	92	69
1924	83	66
1923	76	56
1922	88	65
1921	70	46
1920	81	54
1919	84	70
1918	88	64
1917	81	59
1916	84	51
1915	74	64
1914	74	61
1913	81	50
1912	81	66
1911	92	72
1910	83	70
1909	90	61
1908	77	49
1907	85	70
1906	75	64
1905	77	65
1904	87	63
1903	87	73
1902	78	67
1901	72	42
1900	82	71
1899	78	54
1898	87	72
1897	82	58
1896	83	58
1895	84

The forecast

Date	High	Low
6 October	86°FRecord 94°F, 1954, 1941	61°FRecord 36°F, 1980
7 October	Record 93°F, 1925	Record 34°F, 1991

The month and the year

Every year's 1 to 4 October in Birmingham, AL, ranked by its mean temperature: October 2026 so far is the 4th warmest of 131.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Rank	Year	Mean, °F
1	2019	85.6
2	1911	81.3
3	1926	80.6
4	2026	80.4
5	1986	79.8
6	1954	79.6
7	2018	78.9
8	2002	78.5
9	1910	78.4
10	1919	78
10	1898	78
12	1925	77.9
12	1903	77.9
14	1941	77.8
14	1927	77.8
16	2005	77.6
17	1998	77.1
18	1959	76.4
18	1900	76.4
20	2006	75.9
21	1904	75.8
22	1907	75.6
23	1922	75.5
24	2024	75.4
25	1953	75.3
26	2023	74.9
26	2013	74.9
26	1955	74.9
29	2021	74.6
29	1973	74.6
31	1971	74.5
31	1933	74.5
31	1931	74.5
31	1918	74.5
35	2007	74.4
35	1990	74.4
35	1944	74.4
38	1964	73.3
39	1905	73
39	1897	73
41	2025	72.9
41	1951	72.9
43	1928	72.6
44	2017	72.5
44	2000	72.5
46	2016	72.4
47	1995	72.3
48	1982	72
48	1960	72
50	1943	71.9
50	1937	71.9
52	1991	71.8
53	1963	71.6
54	1938	71.4
54	1923	71.4
56	1942	71.1
57	1915	70.8
58	1902	70.5
59	1909	70.4
60	1956	70.1
61	2004	70
62	1994	69.8
62	1962	69.8
64	1945	69.4
64	1906	69.4
66	1936	69.3
67	2014	69
67	1896	69
69	1999	68.9
69	1989	68.9
71	1940	68.8
72	1968	68.5
72	1913	68.5
74	1983	68.4
74	1969	68.4
74	1949	68.4
77	1996	68
77	1932	68
79	1901	67.8
80	1912	67.4
81	2012	67.3
81	1947	67.3
81	1934	67.3
84	1950	67.1
85	1970	67
86	1921	66.8
87	2008	66.6
87	1997	66.6
87	1976	66.6
90	1930	66.1
91	1988	66
91	1948	66
91	1935	66
94	1952	65.8
95	1957	65.6
96	1967	65.4
97	1977	65.3
97	1899	65.3
99	1914	65.1
100	2022	65
100	1965	65
102	1924	64.9
103	1979	64.8
104	1978	64.6
105	2009	64.4
105	1993	64.4
105	1917	64.4
108	2001	64.3
109	1961	64.1
110	1939	64
111	1981	63.5
112	1980	63.3
113	1972	63.1
114	1916	62.9
115	1908	62.8
116	1992	62.6
117	2020	62
118	2010	61.8
119	2015	61.5
120	1975	61.4
121	1946	60.6
122	1985	60.5
123	1920	60
124	2003	59.9
125	1958	59.5
125	1929	59.5
127	1966	59.4
128	2011	59.1
129	1984	58.3
130	1987	57.3
131	1974	54.4

Every day as a table

Daily highs and lows in Birmingham, AL, 1 to 4 October 2026, with each date's record range and its 1991 to 2020 normal range.

Day	High, °F	Low, °F	Record high	Year	Record low	Year	Normal high	Normal low
1 October 2026	91	67	99	2019	40	1972	82	60
2 October 2026	94	69	99	2019	36	1984	82.5	60.5
3 October 2026	94	70	101	2019	35	1974	82	58.5
4 October 2026	86	72	98	2019	35	1987	83	57

The warmest, coldest and wettest on this date

The 20 warmest 4 October highs in Birmingham, AL since 1895.
Rank	Year	High, °F
1	2019	98
2	1925	92
2	1911	92
4	2018	91
4	1954	91
6	1951	90
6	1926	90
6	1909	90
9	2016	89
9	2006	89
9	1986	89
9	1941	89
13	1998	88
13	1963	88
13	1959	88
13	1922	88
13	1918	88
18	2013	87
18	2007	87
18	2002	87

The 20 coldest 4 October lows in Birmingham, AL since 1896.
Rank	Year	Low, °F
1	1987	35
2	1974	40
3	2010	41
3	1980	41
5	1970	42
5	1968	42
5	1961	42
5	1901	42
9	1977	43
9	1952	43
11	1984	44
12	1981	45
13	2014	46
13	1965	46
13	1921	46
16	2011	47
16	1993	47
18	1988	48
19	1978	49
19	1929	49

The 20 wettest 4 October days in Birmingham, AL since 1895.
Rank	Year	Precipitation, in
1	1995	3.02
2	1915	2.13
3	2009	1.70
4	2021	1.59
5	1979	1.47
6	1928	1.01
7	1937	1.00
8	1964	0.96
9	1999	0.90
10	1990	0.79
11	1932	0.64
12	1900	0.60
13	2026	0.40
14	1907	0.36
15	1898	0.35
16	2002	0.29
17	1929	0.18
18	1992	0.11
18	1902	0.11
20	1934	0.09

Every answer in words

Sunday 4 October 2026: a high of 86°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest 4 October since 2019, tied 28th warmest of 132 (with 2005, 1973, 1971 and 3 other years).
Sunday 4 October 2026: a low of 72°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest 4 October night since 2007, tied 6th warmest of 131 (with 2002, 1911 and 1898).
Sunday 4 October 2026: 0.40 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the wettest 4 October since 2021, 13th wettest of 132.
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a high of 86°F in Birmingham, AL, which would be the warmest 6 October since 2024, tied 27th warmest of 132 (with 2024, 2007, 1993 and 3 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a low of 61°F in Birmingham, AL, which would be the warmest 6 October night since 2025, tied 49th warmest of 131 (with 2023, 2014, 1969 and 2 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Birmingham, AL on 6 October: record high 94°F (1954 and 1941), record low 36°F (1980).
Birmingham, AL on 7 October: record high 93°F (1925), record low 34°F (1991).
October 2026 so far averaged 80.4°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest 1 to 4 October since 2019, 4th warmest of 131.
October 2026 so far brought 0.40 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the wettest 1 to 4 October since 2021, tied 28th wettest of 132 (with 1933).
Fall 2026 so far averaged 81.7°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest 1 September to 4 October since 2019, 3rd warmest of 131.
Fall 2026 so far brought 2.39 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the driest 1 September to 4 October since 2025, 49th driest of 132.
2026 so far brought 46.08 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the wettest 1 January to 4 October since 2022, 43rd wettest of 131.
The 30 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 2.39 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the driest 30 days to 4 October since 2025, 66th driest of 132.
The 60 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 5.90 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the driest 60 days to 4 October since 2025, 48th driest of 132.
The 90 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 12.60 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the driest 90 days to 4 October since 2025, 74th driest of 132.
Birmingham, AL has had 94 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2019, 10th most of 131.
Birmingham, AL has had 3 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2019, tied 27th most of 131 (with 2006, 1986, 1966 and 6 other years).
Birmingham, AL has had 31 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 51st most of 130 (with 2003, 1995, 1956 and 3 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Birmingham, AL came on Wednesday 18 March 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 89th latest of 130 (with 1967, 1941 and 1928).

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All-time records

About these figures

Daily records for Birmingham, AL run from 1895 to 4 October 2026, with 35 days missing; current station BIRMINGHAM AP.

Our calculation from NOAA records for Birmingham, AL, 1895 to 2026. Preliminary until NOAA's final data.