Birmingham, AL: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 69.8°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 130 years since 1897; provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 69.8°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 130, provisional
Precipitation: 46.92 in; Wettest since 2022; 41st wettest of 131

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Birmingham, AL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.8°F, between 64.9°F and 68.6°F in eight years of ten and 44.01 in of precipitation, between 35.78 in and 56.83 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Birmingham, AL since 1897: 69.8°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 64.9 to 68.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Birmingham, AL from 1896 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	69.8	1	80.6	1	59	2	46.92	41	0
2025	67.7	24	78.3	23	57.1	33	42.78	68	0
2024	68.8	8	79	11	58.6	5	40.13	87	0
2023	68.9	6	79.3	7	58.6	5	42.82	67	0
2022	67.5	28	78.2	25	56.8	38	51.67	22	0
2021	66.7	51	76.6	66	56.8	38	61.76	2	3
2020	67.9	18	77.7	37	58	17	61.63	3	0
2019	69.3	2	79.9	3	58.7	3	38.21	98	0
2018	68.5	10	78.8	13	58.2	14	43.08	64	0
2017	69	5	78.8	13	59.3	1	60.85	5	0
2016	68.6	9	78.9	12	58.4	12	35.85	109	0
2015	66.3	66	76.3	74	56.2	58	43.88	59	0
2014	65.3	94	76	83	54.5	94	35.12	112	0
2013	65.5	87	75	112	56	61	55.42	14	0
2012	68.9	6	79.2	8	58.6	5	40.16	85	0
2011	67.4	33	78.3	23	56.5	50	46.35	44	0
2010	66.5	59	77.2	47	55.8	67	38.00	99	0
2009	66.3	66	76.1	81	56.4	56	54.60	17	0
2008	66.6	56	76.9	60	56.2	58	45.48	50	0
2007	68.3	12	79.2	8	57.5	28	23.72	131	0
2006	68.1	17	78.8	13	57.4	29	46.00	45	0
2005	66.7	51	76.7	65	56.7	43	40.96	79	0
2004	65.8	77	75.8	91	55.8	67	44.14	58	0
2003	65	102	74.7	119	55.3	84	58.65	8	0
2002	66.9	47	77.3	44	56.5	50	49.11	34	0
2001	64.6	110	74.9	115	54.3	100	56.10	12	0
2000	67.1	40	78.4	21	55.8	67	40.26	82	0
1999	67.5	28	78.5	18	56.5	50	40.16	85	0
1998	67.3	37	77.8	36	56.8	38	56.63	11	0
1997	65.4	90	76.3	74	54.5	94	42.13	72	0
1996	64.4	113	75.4	104	53.4	115	52.42	20	0
1995	67.1	40	78.5	18	55.6	76	42.07	76	0
1994	64.9	104	75.9	86	54	107	49.68	29	0
1993	65.4	90	76.8	63	53.9	108	30.10	123	0
1992	64.4	113	75.7	95	53.2	118	41.23	78	0
1991	67.1	40	77.4	41	56.7	43	45.78	48	0
1990	67.8	21	79.8	5	55.8	67	35.86	107	0
1989	65.2	97	75.6	97	54.8	90	44.53	55	0
1988	64.3	115	76	83	52.6	124	33.18	117	0
1987	65.3	94	77	55	53.6	112	37.91	100	0
1986	66.5	59	78.7	17	54.3	100	24.36	130	0
1985	63.7	124	74.6	121	52.8	122	42.35	71	0
1984	63.3	127	75.1	111	51.5	130	36.60	104	0
1983	63.4	126	74.2	124	52.5	127	40.72	81	0
1982	65.9	73	77	55	54.8	90	39.02	93	0
1981	65.3	94	77.1	52	53.5	113	31.82	120	0
1980	65.8	77	76.9	60	54.8	90	54.41	18	0
1979	64	119	73.9	127	54.1	104	62.06	1	0
1978	63.1	130	73.2	130	53	120	33.54	115	0
1977	65.9	73	76.8	63	55	87	50.17	28	0
1976	64.3	115	75.7	95	52.9	121	47.19	40	0
1975	65.6	83	75.6	97	55.6	76	45.93	47	0
1974	65.9	73	76.5	68	55.4	82	44.41	56	0
1973	64.5	111	74.8	117	54.3	100	52.94	19	0
1972	64.8	106	76	83	53.5	113	38.97	94	0
1971	63.7	124	75	112	52.4	128	49.14	32	0
1970	65.1	99	76.4	71	53.8	111	42.36	70	0
1969	63.8	123	74.8	117	52.8	122	49.13	33	0
1968	63.9	121	75.6	97	52.2	129	38.51	96	0
1967	63.9	121	75.3	107	52.6	124	45.02	52	0
1966	63.3	127	73.9	127	52.6	124	48.60	36	0
1965	64.8	106	75.4	104	54.1	104	39.08	91	1
1964	65.2	97	75.9	86	54.5	94	47.53	38	1
1963	65	102	76.2	78	53.9	108	45.02	52	0
1962	67.8	21	79.2	8	56.4	56	39.04	92	0
1961	64.9	104	75.9	86	53.9	108	58.18	9	0
1960	64.8	106	75.2	108	54.3	100	32.12	119	0
1959	66.2	68	77	55	55.4	82	40.78	80	1
1958	64	119	74.5	122	53.4	115	35.74	110	0
1957	67	45	77.2	47	56.9	36	48.74	35	0
1956	65.8	77	77.3	44	54.4	99	45.53	49	0
1955	66.9	47	78.1	29	55.7	72	38.28	97	0
1954	67.9	18	80.1	2	55.7	72	29.69	127	0
1953	67.4	33	78.8	13	56	61	39.12	90	2
1952	66.7	51	78.4	21	55	87	35.69	111	0
1951	66.5	59	78	30	55	87	50.93	25	0
1950	66.6	56	77.1	52	56	61	47.44	39	0
1949	66.8	49	77	55	56.5	50	51.22	24	0
1948	65.5	87	76.4	71	54.5	94	42.42	69	0
1947	64.1	117	75.2	108	53.1	119	40.18	83	1
1946	65.4	90	76.3	74	54.5	94	55.77	13	0
1945	67.9	18	78	30	57.7	23	41.73	77	0
1944	67.4	33	77	55	57.8	20	45.98	46	0
1943	67.3	37	77.5	39	57.1	33	29.87	125	0
1942	65.6	83	75.6	97	55.6	76	30.33	122	0
1941	66.6	56	76.2	78	57	35	39.67	89	0
1940	63.2	129	72.9	131	53.4	115	43.19	63	0
1939	67.5	28	77.1	52	57.8	20	52.06	21	0
1938	68.2	14	78.2	25	58.2	14	44.25	57	2
1937	67.5	28	77.3	44	57.6	26	49.20	30	0
1936	67.1	40	77.5	39	56.7	43	43.45	62	0
1935	67.5	28	77.7	37	57.3	30	42.12	74	0
1934	66.4	64	76.2	78	56.6	48	55.31	15	0
1933	67.8	21	77.9	33	57.7	23	36.46	105	0
1932	67.6	26	77.4	41	57.8	20	50.24	27	0
1931	66.4	64	77.2	47	55.7	72	24.87	129	0
1930	67.4	33	77.9	33	56.9	36	35.86	107	0
1929	66.7	51	76.6	66	56.8	38	60.74	6	0
1928	65.1	99	75	112	55.2	85	44.95	54	0
1927	68.4	11	78.2	25	58.6	5	32.95	118	0
1926	65.6	83	75.4	104	55.7	72	34.16	114	0
1925	69.3	2	79.9	3	58.6	5	29.82	126	0
1924	64.5	111	74.9	115	54.1	104	36.12	106	0
1923	66.1	70	75.6	97	56.5	50	46.61	43	0
1922	67.7	24	77.2	47	58.2	14	43.72	60	0
1921	69.1	4	79.6	6	58.6	5	37.63	101	0
1920	64.8	106	74.1	125	55.5	81	58.89	7	0
1919	65.9	73	75.8	91	56.1	60	38.76	95	0
1918	66.2	68	76.5	68	56	61	42.13	72	0
1917	65.5	87	75.8	91	55.2	85	55.05	16	0
1916	65.8	77	75.8	91	55.8	67	47.91	37	0
1915	65.1	99	74.7	119	55.6	76	42.86	66	0
1914	65.7	82	75.5	103	55.9	66	33.21	116	1
1913	66.5	59	76.4	71	56.6	48	43.63	61	0
1912	64.1	117	73.4	129	54.8	90	51.36	23	0
1911	68.2	14	77.9	33	58.5	11	34.91	113	0
1910	66.1	70	75.6	97	56.5	50	42.98	65	0
1909	66.7	51	75.9	86	57.6	26	49.16	31	0
1908	66.5	59	76.1	81	56.8	38	29.94	124	0
1907	67.3	37	76.3	74	58.3	13	45.09	51	0
1906	65.8	77	74.4	123	57.2	31	57.52	10	0
1905	65.4	90	74	126	56.7	43	42.11	75	0
1904	65.6	83	75.2	108	56	61	25.72	128	0
1903	66.8	49	75.9	86	57.7	23	46.91	42	0
1902	67.1	40	77.4	41	56.7	43	40.17	84	0
1901	66.1	70	76.5	68	55.6	76	50.69	26	0
1900	67.6	26	77.2	47	57.9	18	61.11	4	0
1899	67	45	76.9	60	57.2	31	37.13	102	0
1898	68.3	12	78	30	58.7	3	36.96	103	0
1897	68.2	14	78.5	18	57.9	18	39.81	88	0
1896			78.2	25			30.85	121	121

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	69.8
2019	69.3
1925	69.3
1921	69.1
2017	69
2023	68.9
2012	68.9
2024	68.8
2016	68.6
2018	68.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	63.1
1940	63.2
1984	63.3
1966	63.3
1983	63.4
1985	63.7
1971	63.7
1969	63.8
1968	63.9
1967	63.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	62.06
2021	61.76
2020	61.63
1900	61.11
2017	60.85
1929	60.74
1920	58.89
2003	58.65
1961	58.18
1906	57.52

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	23.72
1986	24.36
1931	24.87
1904	25.72
1954	29.69
1925	29.82
1943	29.87
1908	29.94
1993	30.10
1942	30.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 5 September 2026, 4 September 2026
Coldest night: 13°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.04 in; 20 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	43.4°F 50th coldest of 130	6.78 in 25th wettest of 131
February	51.7°F 26th warmest of 130	2.87 in 27th driest of 131
March	63.6°F 4th warmest of 130	4.47 in 40th driest of 131
April	68.4°F 2nd warmest of 130	5.02 in 54th wettest of 132
May	71.6°F 48th warmest of 131	3.66 in 60th driest of 132
June	79.1°F 32nd warmest of 131	8.22 in 9th wettest of 132
July	82.8°F 16th warmest of 131	8.08 in 21st wettest of 132
August	82.9°F 12th warmest of 131	4.59 in 47th wettest of 132
September	81.9°F 3rd warmest of 131	1.99 in 48th driest of 132
October so far	76.7°F 6th warmest of 131	1.24 in 37th wettest of 132

Hot days and freezes

Birmingham, AL has had 95 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 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 9 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 9 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).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
2 September	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 2011, 1925, 1907	Provisional
17 March	Coldest night	27°F	28°F 1988, 1952	Provisional
19 February	Warmest day	81°F	78°F 2018	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

Every month, season and year

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All-time records

Every answer in words

2026 so far brought 46.92 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2022, 41st wettest of 131.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Birmingham, AL: 102°F on Saturday 5 September 2026 and Friday 4 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Birmingham, AL: a low of 13°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Birmingham, AL: 3.04 in on Saturday 20 June 2026.