Birmingham, AL: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 82.9°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest August since 2016, 12th warmest of 131.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 82.9°F; Warmest since 2016; 12th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 4.59 in; Wettest since 2023; 47th wettest of 132

A normal August in Birmingham, AL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 80.9°F, between 78°F and 83.8°F in eight years of ten and 4.28 in of precipitation, between 1.59 in and 7.64 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Birmingham, AL since 1896: 82.9°F in 2026; the highest is 86.9°F, in 2007.

Normal range, 78 to 83.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Birmingham, AL from 1895 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	82.9	12	93	21	72.7	9	4.59	47	0
2025	79.5	73	89.3	69	69.7	76	3.18	81	0
2024	82.1	21	93.4	16	70.8	41	1.09	120	0
2023	82.3	16	92.3	29	72.4	12	6.87	24	0
2022	79.9	63	87.8	100	71.9	16	3.04	82	0
2021	80.7	45	88.6	79	72.7	9	7.70	15	0
2020	81	37	89.8	63	72.2	13	5.89	28	0
2019	82.1	21	93.1	19	71.1	35	4.81	43	0
2018	81.2	33	90.7	48	71.8	18	2.32	100	0
2017	79.6	72	87.6	103	71.6	23	7.61	16	0
2016	83.3	8	91.8	36	74.7	3	2.52	98	0
2015	79.4	78	88.8	75	70	68	7.23	20	0
2014	81.1	35	92.1	31	70.1	64	4.27	55	0
2013	78.4	99	86.5	124	70.4	53	4.29	54	0
2012	78.5	97	87.2	113	69.8	72	4.07	59	0
2011	83.2	9	94.6	6	71.8	18	0.48	131	0
2010	84.7	3	94.1	9	75.2	2	4.79	44	0
2009	78.6	94	87.5	107	69.7	76	4.49	49	0
2008	79.7	69	88.6	79	70.8	41	7.90	13	0
2007	86.9	1	98.4	1	75.4	1	4.88	42	0
2006	83.7	4	93.3	17	74.1	4	2.69	94	0
2005	81.3	31	90	57	72.6	11	1.68	115	0
2004	76.5	128	86.4	126	66.7	125	2.66	96	0
2003	79.9	63	88.7	78	71	36	9.48	4	0
2002	81.1	35	91.4	38	70.8	41	1.60	116	0
2001	78.5	97	86.8	120	70.1	64	7.38	19	0
2000	81.6	28	93.3	17	69.9	69	2.20	103	0
1999	83.5	7	95.3	4	71.8	18	0.81	127	0
1998	80.4	53	90.9	46	69.8	72	8.98	7	0
1997	77.9	112	88.1	95	67.6	119	2.74	91	0
1996	78.6	94	88.5	86	68.7	99	4.45	51	0
1995	84.8	2	96.3	2	73.2	7	1.51	118	0
1994	78	107	87.9	97	68.1	114	4.05	61	0
1993	81.2	33	92.1	31	70.2	59	2.72	93	0
1992	75.5	130	85.9	127	65.2	129	7.43	18	0
1991	80.7	45	91	44	70.5	50	4.59	47	0
1990	82.3	16	95.3	4	69.3	84	0.59	130	0
1989	79.5	73	90.6	49	68.4	110	0.38	132	0
1988	81.5	29	92.6	26	70.3	56	3.43	76	0
1987	82	25	93.1	19	70.9	39	3.96	64	0
1986	77.8	114	88.6	79	67	123	5.56	30	0
1985	78.2	104	87.5	107	68.9	95	4.07	59	0
1984	77.5	122	86.9	118	68	116	3.86	65	0
1983	81.7	27	93.6	13	69.8	72	0.99	123	0
1982	79.5	73	88.9	72	70.2	59	2.68	95	0
1981	79.2	82	88.8	75	69.6	83	5.30	37	0
1980	83	10	94.6	6	71.3	30	2.84	87	0
1979	78.4	99	88.6	79	68.2	112	2.30	101	0
1978	79.8	67	88.5	86	71	36	2.09	107	0
1977	82.1	21	91.1	42	73	8	0.87	125	0
1976	77	125	87.5	107	66.4	127	3.34	78	0
1975	79.1	85	88.3	92	69.9	69	3.33	79	0
1974	78.3	103	87.5	107	69.2	87	8.28	11	0
1973	77.2	123	86.9	118	67.5	120	5.41	34	0
1972	78.7	90	90	57	67.5	120	2.01	109	0
1971	77.7	116	87.2	113	68.3	111	3.68	66	0
1970	78.7	90	87.6	103	69.7	76	7.01	22	0
1969	77.7	116	89	71	66.5	126	1.76	114	0
1968	79.4	78	90.1	56	68.7	99	1.81	113	0
1967	74.2	131	83.5	131	64.9	130	10.85	2	0
1966	77	125	85.5	130	68.5	104	6.48	25	0
1965	78	107	87.5	107	68.5	104	3.55	70	0
1964	78.1	105	88.1	95	68.1	114	2.78	89	0
1963	80	61	90.3	53	69.7	76	1.53	117	0
1962	82.1	21	93.5	15	70.7	45	3.49	75	0
1961	78.7	90	88.6	79	68.7	99	3.56	69	0
1960	80.1	60	88.8	75	71.4	28	4.09	58	0
1959	81.3	31	92.2	30	70.4	53	3.64	68	0
1958	79.7	69	90.3	53	69.1	89	1.98	112	0
1957	80.3	55	91.9	34	68.6	102	4.19	56	0
1956	80.5	52	92.5	27	68.5	104	7.12	21	0
1955	81	37	91.9	34	70.2	59	0.82	126	0
1954	83.6	5	95.7	3	71.5	26	2.74	91	0
1953	79.5	73	91.2	40	67.7	118	2.80	88	0
1952	79.4	78	90	57	68.9	95	8.18	12	0
1951	82.3	16	93.8	11	70.7	45	2.98	83	0
1950	76.7	127	87.7	101	65.6	128	5.49	32	0
1949	78.7	90	88.5	86	68.8	97	5.22	40	0
1948	78	107	88.2	93	67.9	117	4.10	57	0
1947	81	37	91.5	37	70.6	48	5.52	31	0
1946	76.1	129	87.6	103	64.7	131	5.33	35	0
1945	80.8	43	91.3	39	70.3	56	2.90	85	0
1944	78.9	88	87.7	101	70.1	64	4.38	53	0
1943	82.8	13	93.6	13	71.9	16	2.89	86	0
1942	78.8	89	88.6	79	69	91	2.08	108	0
1941	79.1	85	87.9	97	70.4	53	9.93	3	0
1940	80.6	49	90.5	51	70.7	45	2.14	105	0
1939	78.4	99	87.1	115	69.7	76	8.50	10	0
1938	81.8	26	92	33	71.6	23	2.61	97	0
1937	80.9	42	90.6	49	71.3	30	5.27	38	0
1936	80.4	53	90.3	53	70.5	50	4.00	62	0
1935	82.2	20	92.9	23	71.6	23	3.41	77	0
1934	80.2	59	88.9	72	71.5	26	9.25	5	0
1933	79.8	67	89.5	66	70.2	59	5.23	39	0
1932	80.7	45	90	57	71.4	28	7.73	14	0
1931	77.7	116	88.4	90	67.1	122	4.69	45	0
1930	79.9	63	91.2	40	68.5	104	4.93	41	0
1929	80.8	43	92.9	23	68.6	102	2.01	109	0
1928	80.7	45	90.5	51	71	36	5.46	33	0
1927	77.7	116	88.4	90	67	123	3.51	72	0
1926	80.3	55	89.4	68	71.2	33	3.51	72	0
1925	81	37	92.8	25	69.1	89	0.71	128	0
1924	82.6	14	94.6	6	70.6	48	0.61	129	0
1923	78.4	99	87	116	69.8	72	6.90	23	0
1922	79.4	78	90	57	68.8	97	2.95	84	0
1921	80.3	55	89.8	63	70.8	41	3.97	63	0
1920	77.1	124	85.8	128	68.5	104	9.09	6	0
1919	78.6	94	87.9	97	69.3	84	5.33	35	0
1918	81.5	29	92.5	27	70.5	50	0.98	124	0
1917	77.7	116	87.3	112	68.2	112	8.98	7	0
1916	79.2	82	88.5	86	69.9	69	3.51	72	0
1915	77.7	116	86.8	120	68.5	104	4.40	52	0
1914	78.1	105	86.8	120	69.3	84	6.38	26	0
1913	80.3	55	90.8	47	69.7	76	1.01	122	0
1912	78	107	87	116	69	91	5.60	29	0
1911	77.9	112	86.8	120	69	91	2.10	106	0
1910	79.2	82	88.2	93	70.1	64	4.60	46	0
1909	80.6	49	89.9	62	71.3	30	1.15	119	0
1908	79.5	73	89.3	69	69.7	76	1.06	121	0
1907	81	37	91.1	42	70.9	39	2.39	99	0
1906	79.7	69	87.6	103	71.8	18	6.34	27	0
1905	78	107	85.7	129	70.2	59	7.54	17	0
1904	77.8	114	86.5	124	69.2	87	2.78	89	0
1903	80.6	49	89.5	66	71.7	22	3.65	67	0
1902	83.6	5	93.9	10	73.4	6	3.53	71	0
1901	79	87	88.9	72	69	91	13.83	1	0
1900	82.5	15	93	21	72	15	1.99	111	0
1899	82.3	16	91	44	73.5	5	2.15	104	0
1898	79.9	63	88.6	79	71.2	33	8.59	9	0
1897	80	61	89.6	65	70.3	56	4.49	49	0
1896	83	10	93.8	11	72.1	14	2.26	102	0
1895							3.19	80	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2007	86.9
1995	84.8
2010	84.7
2006	83.7
1954	83.6
1902	83.6
1999	83.5
2016	83.3
2011	83.2
1980	83
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	74.2
1992	75.5
1946	76.1
2004	76.5
1950	76.7
1976	77
1966	77
1920	77.1
1973	77.2
1984	77.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	13.83
1967	10.85
1941	9.93
2003	9.48
1934	9.25
1920	9.09
1998	8.98
1917	8.98
1898	8.59
1939	8.50

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1989	0.38
2011	0.48
1990	0.59
1924	0.61
1925	0.71
1999	0.81
1955	0.82
1977	0.87
1918	0.98
1983	0.99

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 67°F; 25 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.17 in; 7 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 4.59 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the wettest August since 2023, tied 47th wettest of 132 (with 1991).
The hottest day of August 2026 in Birmingham, AL: 99°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Birmingham, AL: a low of 67°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Birmingham, AL: 1.17 in on Friday 7 August 2026.