Annual mean 18°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.8 °C
Coldest
9.8 °C
Wettest
40%
Windiest
3.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Birmingham over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Birmingham has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 29% in September, the driest month, to 35% in January, the wettest. Winds in Birmingham are highest in February, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Birmingham come in October, when the sky is typically 26% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 38%.
Month by month Birmingham climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
10°C
4°C
7°C
35%
35%
2.5 m/s
16
0
44
February
14°C
8°C
11°C
35%
38%
2.7 m/s
35
2
61
March
18°C
10°C
15°C
34%
34%
2.7 m/s
53
6
69
April
22°C
12°C
19°C
32%
31%
2.5 m/s
70
21
61
May
26°C
18°C
26°C
32%
34%
2.1 m/s
55
57
26
June
29°C
22°C
31°C
31%
34%
1.8 m/s
18
60
3
July
31°C
23°C
34°C
30%
33%
1.6 m/s
3
40
0
August
30°C
22°C
33°C
32%
33%
1.6 m/s
6
45
1
September
29°C
19°C
30°C
29%
29%
1.6 m/s
28
58
11
October
24°C
14°C
23°C
29%
26%
1.8 m/s
64
38
46
November
17°C
8°C
14°C
29%
28%
2.0 m/s
47
7
71
December
12°C
6°C
9°C
32%
37%
2.3 m/s
25
1
56
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Birmingham weather by season
Year round, Birmingham has days of about 10°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Birmingham weather in winterDecember to February
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 34%
Winter in Birmingham has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Birmingham weather in springMarch to May
High 22°CLow 13°CRain 32%
Spring in Birmingham has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Birmingham weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 31%
Summer in Birmingham has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Birmingham weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 23°CLow 14°CRain 29%
Autumn in Birmingham has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Birmingham?
Birmingham has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 29% in September, the driest month, to 35% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Birmingham windiest?
Winds in Birmingham are highest in February, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Birmingham year round?
The average temperature in Birmingham over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.