Birmingham, AL: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 81.6°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest summer since 2024, tied 12th warmest of 131 (with 1952).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 81.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 12th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 20.89 in; Wettest since 2021; 13th wettest of 132

A normal summer in Birmingham, AL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 80.2°F, between 78°F and 82.6°F in eight years of ten and 14.43 in of precipitation, between 9.68 in and 20.34 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Birmingham, AL since 1896: 81.6°F in 2026; the highest is 83.7°F, in 2010.

Normal range, 78 to 82.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	81.6	12	91	30	72.2	4	20.89	13	0
2025	80.1	46	89.5	66	70.7	29	13.35	66	0
2024	81.8	9	91.8	19	71.7	9	11.95	82	0
2023	81.1	22	91.2	29	71	20	14.20	58	0
2022	81.5	14	90.7	37	72.3	3	18.68	21	0
2021	79.6	58	88.1	90	71	20	24.82	3	0
2020	80.4	37	89.6	62	71.2	12	15.32	41	0
2019	81	23	91	30	70.9	25	12.31	77	0
2018	80.9	25	90.6	41	71.2	12	9.90	105	0
2017	79.4	64	87.8	95	71	20	27.90	1	0
2016	82.6	5	92.2	15	73	2	13.56	63	0
2015	80.8	27	90.4	46	71.2	12	16.34	35	0
2014	79.4	64	89.4	69	69.3	66	10.00	103	0
2013	78.5	91	86.7	123	70.2	38	21.75	11	0
2012	80.2	42	90	54	70.5	32	12.77	72	0
2011	83	2	93.9	2	72	6	11.29	91	0
2010	83.7	1	93.5	5	73.9	1	9.39	110	0
2009	78.8	82	88.5	80	69.1	73	15.11	43	0
2008	80.1	46	89.9	56	70.3	34	16.92	29	0
2007	82.7	4	93.3	6	72.1	5	9.94	104	0
2006	82.1	8	92.6	12	71.6	10	12.49	75	0
2005	79.5	61	88.1	90	71	20	16.08	38	0
2004	77.5	115	86.7	123	68.3	102	12.96	70	0
2003	78	102	86.7	123	69.2	71	22.00	8	0
2002	79.5	61	89.3	70	69.8	49	14.59	47	0
2001	78	102	87	120	68.9	81	18.52	23	0
2000	80.6	33	92.1	16	69.1	73	9.71	108	0
1999	80.8	27	90.5	43	71.1	17	12.98	69	0
1998	80.9	25	91.3	27	70.6	30	19.98	15	0
1997	77.5	115	87.1	115	68	106	14.28	55	0
1996	78.6	88	88.6	77	68.6	89	15.12	42	0
1995	81.2	18	93.1	7	69.3	66	6.39	128	0
1994	78.1	98	87.7	100	68.6	89	17.21	28	0
1993	81.2	18	92.8	9	69.6	56	5.35	131	0
1992	76.9	124	87.1	115	66.7	124	20.18	14	0
1991	79.7	54	89.8	58	69.7	52	16.11	37	0
1990	80	50	92	18	67.9	110	5.83	129	0
1989	78.1	98	87.8	95	68.4	95	14.80	45	0
1988	79.6	58	91.4	22	67.8	113	7.17	127	0
1987	79.7	54	90.9	33	68.5	92	10.85	100	0
1986	79.6	58	90.8	35	68.4	95	11.04	96	0
1985	77.5	115	87.5	107	67.5	116	19.48	16	0
1984	77.6	114	88.5	80	66.7	124	10.33	101	0
1983	78.8	82	89.6	62	67.9	110	5.10	132	0
1982	78.7	84	88.6	77	68.7	86	11.60	87	0
1981	80.7	31	90.8	35	70.6	30	11.67	86	0
1980	81.7	11	93	8	70.4	33	7.96	123	0
1979	77.8	108	87.3	111	68.3	102	13.47	64	0
1978	79.5	61	89	73	69.9	46	12.22	79	0
1977	81.8	9	92.4	14	71.2	12	8.07	122	0
1976	76.6	128	87.3	111	65.8	129	11.01	98	0
1975	77.9	106	87.3	111	68.5	92	13.10	68	0
1974	76.8	126	87.1	115	66.5	127	14.39	50	0
1973	77.5	115	87.1	115	67.9	110	17.51	25	0
1972	76.6	128	87.7	100	65.6	130	8.26	120	0
1971	77.7	112	87.6	105	67.7	114	19.15	18	0
1970	78.3	96	88.6	77	68	106	13.93	61	0
1969	78.5	91	89.7	60	67.4	117	8.42	119	0
1968	78.7	84	90	54	67.4	117	11.87	84	0
1967	75.3	131	85.1	131	65.5	131	21.82	10	0
1966	77.3	121	87.7	100	66.9	122	14.34	53	0
1965	76.9	124	86.5	128	67.3	119	16.59	32	0
1964	78	102	88	92	68	106	11.20	94	0
1963	78.7	84	88.5	80	68.8	83	16.51	33	0
1962	81.2	18	92.7	10	69.8	49	10.97	99	0
1961	77.4	120	87.8	95	67	121	18.58	22	0
1960	80.3	40	90.7	37	69.8	49	8.89	115	0
1959	79.9	52	90.2	50	69.6	56	9.34	111	0
1958	79.4	64	89.6	62	69.2	71	11.87	84	0
1957	79.8	53	90.3	48	69.3	66	14.51	48	0
1956	79.1	74	90.4	46	67.7	114	16.78	31	0
1955	77.8	108	88.5	80	67.2	120	9.73	107	0
1954	82.2	7	94.3	1	70	43	8.25	121	0
1953	80.2	42	91	30	69.3	66	8.73	116	0
1952	81.6	12	93.6	4	69.7	52	13.44	65	0
1951	80.5	35	91.4	22	69.6	56	14.39	50	0
1950	77	123	87.5	107	66.6	126	24.16	4	0
1949	79	75	88.5	80	69.5	60	11.04	96	0
1948	79.2	72	90.1	52	68.4	95	14.43	49	0
1947	77.7	112	88.5	80	66.9	122	11.47	89	1
1946	76.5	130	86.8	121	66.2	128	18.50	24	0
1945	80	50	90.5	43	69.5	60	7.58	125	0
1944	79.7	54	89.9	56	69.5	60	12.83	71	0
1943	82.4	6	92.7	10	72	6	7.83	124	0
1942	79.4	64	89.1	72	69.7	52	8.91	114	0
1941	79.4	64	88.5	80	70.3	34	22.88	5	0
1940	78.4	94	87.4	109	69.3	66	14.68	46	0
1939	79.2	72	88.3	88	70.2	38	16.86	30	0
1938	79.7	54	89.5	66	69.9	46	14.35	52	0
1937	80.4	37	90.6	41	70.1	42	11.15	95	0
1936	81	23	91.7	21	70.3	34	14.33	54	0
1935	80.1	46	90.5	43	69.7	52	11.92	83	0
1934	80.3	40	89.5	66	71.1	17	22.60	6	0
1933	79.4	64	89.7	60	69	77	12.52	74	0
1932	80.8	27	90.7	37	70.9	25	19.18	17	0
1931	80.1	46	91.4	22	68.8	83	9.12	113	0
1930	80.4	37	92.1	16	68.7	86	10.06	102	0
1929	79	75	89.6	62	68.4	95	11.23	92	0
1928	78.6	88	87.8	95	69.4	65	16.46	34	0
1927	78.2	97	88	92	68.4	95	13.14	67	0
1926	78.9	80	88.7	75	69	77	11.47	89	0
1925	81.3	16	92.6	12	70	43	8.47	118	0
1924	80.5	35	91.3	27	69.6	56	9.15	112	0
1923	77.9	106	86.8	121	69	77	15.42	40	0
1922	79	75	88.9	74	69.1	73	12.00	80	0
1921	81.4	15	91.8	19	71	20	11.21	93	0
1920	77.5	115	86.7	123	68.4	95	17.35	27	0
1919	78.6	88	87.7	100	69.5	60	13.60	62	0
1918	79.4	64	90.1	52	68.7	86	11.96	81	0
1917	78.1	98	88.2	89	68	106	16.13	36	0
1916	77.8	108	86.7	123	68.8	83	25.65	2	0
1915	78.1	98	87.7	100	68.6	89	14.92	44	0
1914	80.2	42	90.3	48	70.2	38	12.69	73	0
1913	79.4	64	89.8	58	69	77	8.48	117	0
1912	76.8	126	85.6	130	68.1	105	17.43	26	0
1911	77.8	108	87.4	109	68.2	104	14.27	57	0
1910	77.1	122	85.7	129	68.5	92	22.54	7	0
1909	79	75	87.8	95	70.2	38	14.11	60	0
1908	78.9	80	88.7	75	69.1	73	5.81	130	0
1907	79	75	88.5	80	69.5	60	9.48	109	0
1906	78.7	84	87.1	115	70.3	34	19.06	19	0
1905	78.5	91	87.2	114	69.9	46	16.02	39	0
1904	78	102	87.6	105	68.4	95	11.53	88	0
1903	78.4	94	87.9	94	68.9	81	14.18	59	0
1902	82.9	3	93.9	2	71.9	8	7.50	126	0
1901	80.7	31	91.4	22	70	43	21.08	12	0
1900	80.2	42	89.2	71	71.2	12	21.96	9	0
1899	81.3	16	90.9	33	71.6	10	12.35	76	0
1898	80.6	33	90.2	50	71.1	17	18.71	20	0
1897	81.2	18	91.4	22	70.9	25	14.28	55	0
1896	80.8	27	90.7	37	70.9	25	9.90	105	0
1895							12.28	78	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2010	83.7
2011	83
1902	82.9
2007	82.7
2016	82.6
1943	82.4
1954	82.2
2006	82.1
2024	81.8
1977	81.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	75.3
1946	76.5
1976	76.6
1972	76.6
1974	76.8
1912	76.8
1992	76.9
1965	76.9
1950	77
1910	77.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	27.90
1916	25.65
2021	24.82
1950	24.16
1941	22.88
1934	22.60
1910	22.54
2003	22.00
1900	21.96
1967	21.82

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	5.10
1993	5.35
1908	5.81
1990	5.83
1995	6.39
1988	7.17
1902	7.50
1945	7.58
1943	7.83
1980	7.96

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 59°F; 4 June 2026
Wettest day: 3.04 in; 20 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 20.89 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the wettest summer since 2021, 13th wettest of 132.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Birmingham, AL: 99°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Birmingham, AL: a low of 59°F on Thursday 4 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Birmingham, AL: 3.04 in on Saturday 20 June 2026.