Birmingham, AL: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 47.5°F in Birmingham, AL, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 49th warmest of 130 (with 2018).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 47.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 49th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 10.51 in; Driest since 2025; 18th driest of 131

A normal winter in Birmingham, AL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.2°F, between 43.2°F and 50.4°F in eight years of ten and 13.81 in of precipitation, between 10.69 in and 21.10 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Birmingham, AL since 1897: 47.5°F in 2026; the highest is 54.3°F, in 1932.

Normal range, 43.2 to 50.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	47.5	49	58.7	20	36.4	64	10.51	114	0
2025	46.5	61	57.8	38	35.2	82	10.18	115	0
2024	48.4	28	59	15	37.8	45	15.87	51	0
2023	51.9	5	61.1	6	42.8	3	16.07	49	0
2022	50.4	11	61.2	5	39.5	29	17.02	39	0
2021	46.1	69	56.7	58	35.5	81	10.64	112	0
2020	50.6	10	60.2	11	41	13	26.17	2	0
2019	49.5	20	58.3	26	40.6	15	23.96	5	0
2018	47.5	49	57.1	50	37.9	44	13.50	75	0
2017	52.3	4	62.1	4	42.5	6	12.05	94	0
2016	49.8	17	59.1	14	40.6	15	21.27	12	0
2015	43.6	105	54	100	33.2	102	15.85	52	0
2014	43.1	114	53.8	103	32.3	117	13.99	69	0
2013	48.6	26	57.7	40	39.4	31	21.08	13	0
2012	50.4	11	60.6	8	40.1	20	14.10	68	0
2011	43.3	109	53.8	103	32.8	111	8.33	124	0
2010	41	126	50.4	127	31.6	121	13.25	78	0
2009	47.3	51	57.9	36	36.7	59	17.75	31	0
2008	47.9	36	58.2	29	37.6	46	11.07	104	0
2007	46.9	53	57.6	41	36.1	73	8.59	123	0
2006	46	71	56.2	63	35.9	78	19.29	20	0
2005	47.7	42	58.1	33	37.4	52	9.54	118	0
2004	44	94	54.1	98	34	95	11.95	97	0
2003	43.2	111	52.9	112	33.4	100	15.25	56	0
2002	47	52	58	35	35.9	78	13.66	74	0
2001	42.7	116	53.2	109	32.3	117	11.42	102	0
2000	47.7	42	58.7	20	36.7	59	11.02	105	0
1999	50.4	11	60.3	10	40.4	18	17.24	37	0
1998	45.8	74	55.3	78	36.3	66	20.71	15	0
1997	47.9	36	58.1	33	37.6	46	14.41	66	0
1996	44	94	54.8	85	33.2	102	17.59	33	0
1995	46.6	60	56.6	60	36.6	61	12.32	92	0
1994	44.3	90	54.5	92	34.1	94	13.89	71	0
1993	45.9	73	55.5	73	36.3	66	13.73	73	0
1992	47.7	42	59	15	36.4	64	10.82	110	0
1991	48	34	57.8	38	38.2	42	12.93	84	0
1990	46.9	53	57.6	41	36.2	70	18.20	27	0
1989	46.8	55	57.5	44	36.2	70	11.91	98	0
1988	44.1	92	55	82	33.2	102	11.15	103	0
1987	44.2	91	54.1	98	34.3	89	14.79	60	0
1986	43.8	104	56	66	31.6	121	5.54	131	0
1985	44.4	89	55.3	78	33.4	100	13.31	77	0
1984	41.5	122	52.7	118	30.4	127	19.38	18	0
1983	45.5	77	54.8	85	36.2	70	19.19	21	0
1982	43.9	100	54.8	85	32.9	109	17.30	36	0
1981	43.6	105	55.9	69	31.4	124	6.77	129	0
1980	44.5	88	54.4	94	34.6	88	10.54	113	0
1979	42.6	118	52.8	117	32.4	116	16.07	49	0
1978	38.4	130	47.1	131	29.6	128	7.86	126	0
1977	39	129	50.4	127	27.5	130	13.32	76	0
1976	45.8	74	57.3	46	34.3	89	9.41	120	0
1975	48.8	25	58.3	26	39.2	32	18.16	28	0
1974	48.4	28	58.3	26	38.5	37	19.37	19	0
1973	43.6	105	53.6	105	33.6	98	14.94	58	0
1972	49.7	18	59.8	13	39.6	24	17.37	34	0
1971	45.3	82	56.2	63	34.3	89	16.18	47	0
1970	41.8	120	52.9	112	30.7	125	10.89	107	0
1969	42.8	115	52.9	112	32.7	115	18.33	25	0
1968	43.3	109	53.4	107	33.2	102	18.25	26	0
1967	43.4	108	53.9	102	32.9	109	9.92	116	0
1966	43.2	111	53.5	106	32.8	111	15.47	54	0
1965	46.4	63	57	51	35.6	80	14.52	64	1
1964	40.7	127	50.8	125	30.6	126	15.45	55	0
1963	40.5	128	51.9	122	29.2	129	13.12	80	0
1962	47.7	42	57.9	36	37.5	50	27.01	1	0
1961	43.9	100	54.3	97	33.5	99	22.37	10	0
1960	45.4	81	54.7	88	36.1	73	10.87	108	0
1959	43.9	100	54.7	88	33.1	107	8.97	121	0
1958	41.8	120	52	121	31.6	121	12.57	88	0
1957	52.4	3	62.3	3	42.5	6	13.89	71	0
1956	46.3	66	56.2	63	36.3	66	12.47	89	0
1955	45.2	84	55.5	73	34.8	86	16.95	40	0
1954	46.8	55	58.4	24	35.2	82	18.76	23	0
1953	47.7	42	58.2	29	37.3	53	18.79	22	0
1952	50.4	11	61	7	39.9	22	16.11	48	0
1951	45.1	85	55.9	69	34.3	89	11.96	96	0
1950	52.9	2	63.2	1	42.6	4	12.23	93	0
1949	51	7	60.4	9	41.5	11	23.57	6	0
1948	43.9	100	54.6	90	33.2	102	16.57	43	0
1947	45.5	77	56.8	55	34.3	89	14.57	63	0
1946	44.1	92	54.4	94	33.7	97	23.32	7	0
1945	46.4	63	55.3	78	37.6	46	16.69	41	0
1944	47.7	42	55.6	71	39.9	22	14.60	62	0
1943	47.8	40	57	51	38.6	35	14.22	67	0
1942	45.3	82	54.4	94	36.3	66	10.91	106	0
1941	46.7	59	55.2	81	38.2	42	9.71	117	0
1940	41.1	125	49.9	129	32.2	119	16.48	45	0
1939	49	24	58.5	23	39.6	24	14.90	59	0
1938	48.5	27	57.3	46	39.6	24	7.38	128	0
1937	50.7	9	58.8	18	42.6	4	25.18	3	0
1936	41.3	123	50.5	126	32.2	119	21.51	11	0
1935	46.3	66	55.4	75	37.3	53	10.78	111	0
1934	49.7	18	58.8	18	40.6	15	12.02	95	0
1933	49.3	22	57.6	41	41.1	12	22.58	8	0
1932	54.3	1	62.6	2	45.9	1	22.48	9	0
1931	46	71	54.6	90	37.3	53	6.31	130	0
1930	47.9	36	57.3	46	38.5	37	8.93	122	0
1929	46.4	63	56	66	36.8	58	12.93	84	0
1928	45.8	74	55.6	71	36	77	13.11	81	1
1927	51.2	6	60.1	12	42.3	8	17.23	38	0
1926	45.5	77	54.5	92	36.5	62	13.97	70	0
1925	48.3	31	57	51	39.6	24	17.79	30	0
1924	46.5	61	55.4	75	37.6	46	16.61	42	0
1923	50.4	11	59	15	41.8	9	17.32	35	0
1922	49.5	20	58.2	29	40.8	14	14.45	65	0
1921	48.2	32	57	51	39.5	29	20.61	16	0
1920	45.5	77	54	100	37.1	56	17.99	29	0
1919	46.8	55	55.4	75	38.3	41	15.57	53	1
1918	42.5	119	51.9	122	33.1	107	12.36	90	0
1917	48	34	57.4	45	38.6	35	16.38	46	0
1916	47.9	36	57.2	49	38.5	37	14.74	61	0
1915	44	94	51.9	122	36.1	73	13.04	82	0
1914	46.2	68	55	82	37.5	50	7.50	127	1
1913	48.1	33	56.6	60	39.6	24	20.82	14	0
1912	44	94	53.3	108	34.7	87	14.99	57	0
1911	48.4	28	56.7	58	40.1	20	11.52	101	0
1910	43.2	111	52.5	119	34	95	12.33	91	0
1909	50	16	58.4	24	41.7	10	16.51	44	0
1908	44.7	87	52.9	112	36.5	62	11.72	100	0
1907	50.8	8	58.6	22	43.1	2	12.95	83	0
1906	45.1	85	53.1	110	37	57	10.84	109	0
1905	41.2	124	49.6	130	32.8	111	17.65	32	0
1904	44	94	52.9	112	35.2	82	7.90	125	0
1903	46.8	55	54.9	84	38.7	33	24.20	4	0
1902	42.7	116	52.5	119	32.8	111	19.50	17	0
1901	47.7	42	56.8	55	38.5	37	12.65	87	0
1900	46.1	69	56	66	36.1	73	18.57	24	0
1899	44	94	53.1	110	34.9	85	11.91	98	0
1898	49.3	22	58.2	29	40.4	18	12.85	86	0
1897	47.8	40	56.8	55	38.7	33	9.45	119	0
1896			56.4	62			13.23	79	91

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	54.3
1950	52.9
1957	52.4
2017	52.3
2023	51.9
1927	51.2
1949	51
1907	50.8
1937	50.7
2020	50.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	38.4
1977	39
1963	40.5
1964	40.7
2010	41
1940	41.1
1905	41.2
1936	41.3
1984	41.5
1970	41.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	27.01
2020	26.17
1937	25.18
1903	24.20
2019	23.96
1949	23.57
1946	23.32
1933	22.58
1932	22.48
1961	22.37

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	5.54
1931	6.31
1981	6.77
1938	7.38
1914	7.50
1978	7.86
1904	7.90
2011	8.33
2007	8.59
1930	8.93

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 19 February 2026
Coldest night: 13°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.90 in; 9 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 10.51 in of precipitation in Birmingham, AL, the driest winter since 2025, 18th driest of 131.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Birmingham, AL: 81°F on Thursday 19 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Birmingham, AL: a low of 13°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Birmingham, AL: 1.90 in on Friday 9 January 2026.