Birmingham, AL: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71.6°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest May since 2024, tied 48th warmest of 131 (with 2023 and 1964).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 48th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 3.66 in; Driest since 2024; 60th driest of 132

A normal May in Birmingham, AL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.1°F, between 67.8°F and 74.1°F in eight years of ten and 4.68 in of precipitation, between 1.17 in and 8.06 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Birmingham, AL since 1896: 71.6°F in 2026; the highest is 78.6°F, in 1962.

Normal range, 67.8 to 74.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	71.6	48	81.2	70	62.1	33	3.66	72	0
2025	71.1	57	79.9	95	62.4	27	11.29	2	0
2024	75.5	6	84.9	15	66	2	3.50	78	0
2023	71.6	48	81.4	68	61.8	39	3.27	87	0
2022	75.4	8	85.5	11	65.3	7	2.55	103	0
2021	70.1	77	80.7	78	59.5	75	6.60	22	0
2020	69.4	91	80.7	78	58.1	96	6.39	23	0
2019	75.3	9	86	6	64.5	10	4.35	52	0
2018	75.5	6	85.8	7	65.1	8	6.98	19	0
2017	71	62	81.5	64	60.6	56	6.67	20	0
2016	70.8	66	81.6	62	60	65	1.42	120	0
2015	72.4	35	83	41	61.8	39	2.56	102	0
2014	71.2	54	81.7	59	60.7	55	2.32	112	0
2013	68.8	98	79	108	58.7	87	5.96	30	0
2012	74.1	13	84.5	22	63.8	13	4.95	42	0
2011	71	62	82.1	53	60	65	1.06	128	0
2010	73.4	20	83.1	38	63.6	15	8.82	10	0
2009	71.1	57	79.4	103	62.9	20	6.26	25	0
2008	70.3	75	80.4	82	60.3	63	7.98	14	0
2007	73	28	84.9	15	61.2	46	1.08	127	0
2006	71.1	57	81.5	64	60.8	54	2.53	104	0
2005	67.8	111	79	108	56.6	109	5.60	34	0
2004	73.7	16	83.5	33	63.9	12	5.04	40	0
2003	70.5	71	79.5	102	61.5	43	17.22	1	0
2002	70.2	76	80.6	80	59.7	72	4.15	55	0
2001	70.5	71	81.8	57	59.2	82	5.25	38	0
2000	74.3	10	84.9	15	63.6	15	0.88	130	0
1999	69.9	80	81.3	69	58.5	88	5.37	36	0
1998	73.4	20	85.7	8	61	50	4.03	60	0
1997	66	127	77.7	124	54.2	126	4.41	50	0
1996	73.3	23	84.9	15	61.7	42	5.16	39	0
1995	72	43	83.3	37	60.6	56	3.15	93	0
1994	67.5	116	80	93	54.9	123	3.74	70	0
1993	68.6	100	80.3	84	57	106	3.93	62	0
1992	67.4	121	80.2	87	54.6	124	1.18	125	0
1991	73	28	81.9	56	64.2	11	8.90	9	0
1990	68.9	95	79.8	97	58	99	4.12	57	0
1989	67.6	114	78.5	114	56.8	107	3.82	68	0
1988	67.5	116	82.3	50	52.8	130	1.22	124	0
1987	73.8	15	84.8	19	62.7	22	6.03	29	0
1986	71.2	54	82.6	45	59.8	70	3.66	72	0
1985	69.5	90	81	71	57.9	100	4.36	51	0
1984	67.5	116	79.9	95	55	122	6.07	28	0
1983	67.3	122	78.5	114	56.1	113	9.57	6	0
1982	72.6	33	85.6	9	59.5	75	3.19	91	0
1981	67.8	111	79.6	101	56	114	2.81	98	0
1980	70	78	80.2	87	59.8	70	7.30	17	0
1979	69.8	83	79.7	98	59.9	68	6.64	21	0
1978	68.2	104	77.9	122	58.5	88	8.51	11	0
1977	72.3	38	84.3	26	60.4	62	3.51	76	0
1976	64.2	131	75.3	131	53.1	129	9.00	8	0
1975	72.4	35	82.1	53	62.7	22	4.15	55	0
1974	71	62	81.5	64	60.5	59	5.43	35	0
1973	67.5	116	79.7	98	55.2	120	8.29	12	0
1972	67.1	124	78.1	120	56.2	112	3.82	68	0
1971	65.3	128	78.4	117	52.1	131	2.64	101	0
1970	71.3	52	84.5	22	58.1	96	2.27	115	0
1969	68.9	95	80.4	82	57.5	104	11.10	3	0
1968	68.3	102	80.2	87	56.4	111	3.51	76	0
1967	67.7	113	79.4	103	55.9	115	9.32	7	0
1966	66.9	125	78.2	119	55.6	117	3.30	85	0
1965	71.8	46	85.1	12	58.5	88	1.37	121	0
1964	71.6	48	83.4	34	59.9	68	3.20	90	0
1963	70.5	71	81.5	64	59.5	75	3.72	71	0
1962	78.6	1	92.3	1	64.8	9	1.26	122	0
1961	67.3	122	79.4	103	55.2	120	2.45	105	0
1960	68.2	104	80.6	80	55.8	116	2.28	114	0
1959	73	28	84.5	22	61.3	45	8.27	13	1
1958	71.2	54	83.6	32	58.8	86	2.33	111	0
1957	71.3	52	81.6	62	61	50	2.96	96	0
1956	73.4	20	84.6	21	62.1	33	2.38	108	0
1955	72.8	31	84.8	19	60.9	53	4.81	43	0
1954	65	129	76.6	128	53.5	127	3.23	88	0
1953	73.5	18	84.4	25	62.6	24	4.27	54	0
1952	70.8	66	83.1	38	58.5	88	3.31	83	0
1951	68.9	95	83.1	38	54.6	124	1.15	126	0
1950	73.6	17	84.1	27	63.1	18	4.55	47	0
1949	71.5	51	83.9	28	59.1	84	3.37	82	0
1948	69.8	83	83	41	56.7	108	2.43	107	0
1947	67.9	110	80.3	84	55.5	118	3.83	67	0
1946	68.6	100	79.3	106	57.9	100	6.32	24	0
1945	68.3	102	78.6	112	58.1	96	3.31	83	0
1944	73.3	23	83.7	30	62.9	20	2.85	97	0
1943	73.2	25	83.4	34	63.1	18	2.04	118	0
1942	70.7	68	80.9	74	60.5	59	3.95	61	0
1941	73.5	18	85	14	62.1	33	1.05	129	0
1940	68	108	78.9	111	57.1	105	3.02	95	0
1939	69.9	80	79.2	107	60.6	56	5.88	31	0
1938	72.4	35	82.4	49	62.4	27	2.34	110	0
1937	72.5	34	82.8	43	62.2	30	5.27	37	0
1936	74.2	12	85.1	12	63.3	17	0.65	131	0
1935	72	43	81.8	57	62.2	30	4.66	44	0
1934	72.1	40	82.7	44	61.5	43	2.26	116	0
1933	75.8	5	86.2	5	65.4	6	3.03	94	0
1932	69.9	80	80.2	87	59.6	74	2.38	108	0
1931	67.6	114	78.6	112	56.6	109	2.72	99	0
1930	71.9	45	81.7	59	62.2	30	7.94	15	0
1929	70	78	79	108	61	50	10.20	5	0
1928	68.8	98	79.7	98	57.9	100	3.84	66	0
1927	72.1	40	82.2	52	62	38	3.53	75	0
1926	69.6	89	80.8	75	58.3	94	4.31	53	0
1925	69.3	92	80.2	87	58.4	92	2.44	106	0
1924	66.5	126	77.6	125	55.5	118	3.44	79	0
1923	69	93	78.4	117	59.5	75	7.27	18	0
1922	71.7	47	80.8	75	62.5	26	3.42	80	0
1921	71	62	82.3	50	59.7	72	1.24	123	0
1920	69.8	83	78.5	114	61.2	46	7.94	15	0
1919	68	108	76.7	127	59.3	81	4.59	46	0
1918	73.2	25	83.8	29	62.6	24	4.07	59	0
1917	65	129	76.5	129	53.5	127	3.85	65	0
1916	72.2	39	82.6	45	61.8	39	5.85	33	0
1915	73.1	27	82.5	48	63.7	14	6.14	27	0
1914	70.6	70	81.7	59	59.5	75	1.52	119	0
1913	70.5	71	80.8	75	60.3	63	4.48	49	0
1912	71.1	57	81	71	61.1	49	2.68	100	0
1911	72.1	40	83.7	30	60.5	59	3.39	81	0
1910	68.1	106	77.8	123	58.4	92	4.65	45	0
1909	68.1	106	76.9	126	59.2	82	4.11	58	0
1908	70.7	68	80.3	84	61.2	46	6.22	26	0
1907	67.5	116	76.2	130	58.9	85	10.54	4	0
1906	69	93	78	121	60	65	4.97	41	0
1905	74.3	10	82.6	45	65.9	4	5.86	32	0
1904	69.7	87	80	93	59.4	80	2.19	117	0
1903	71.1	57	80.1	92	62.1	33	3.65	74	0
1902	75.9	4	86.3	4	65.5	5	3.29	86	0
1901	69.8	83	82	55	57.6	103	4.51	48	0
1900	72.7	32	83.4	34	62.1	33	2.29	113	0
1899	76.6	2	86.4	3	66.8	1	3.23	88	0
1898	73.9	14	85.6	9	62.3	29	0.11	132	0
1897	69.7	87	81	71	58.3	94	3.93	62	0
1896	76.5	3	87	2	66	2	3.19	91	0
1895							3.93	62	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	78.6
1899	76.6
1896	76.5
1902	75.9
1933	75.8
2024	75.5
2018	75.5
2022	75.4
2019	75.3
2000	74.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	64.2
1954	65
1917	65
1971	65.3
1997	66
1924	66.5
1966	66.9
1972	67.1
1983	67.3
1961	67.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	17.22
2025	11.29
1969	11.10
1907	10.54
1929	10.20
1983	9.57
1967	9.32
1976	9.00
1991	8.90
2010	8.82

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	0.11
1936	0.65
2000	0.88
1941	1.05
2011	1.06
2007	1.08
1951	1.15
1992	1.18
1988	1.22
1921	1.24

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.85 in; 27 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 3.66 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the driest May since 2024, tied 60th driest of 132 (with 1986).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Birmingham, AL: 91°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Birmingham, AL: a low of 41°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Birmingham, AL: 0.85 in on Wednesday 27 May 2026.