33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Birmingham.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Birmingham — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#121 / 131
warmest Oct 17 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
91°F
set in 1897
Coolest Oct 17 ever
52°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 66°F — 121st warmest Oct 17 of 131 years · record 91°F (1897) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#99 / 131
warmest Oct 18 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 18 ever
54°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 70°F — 99th warmest Oct 18 of 131 years · record 87°F (1920) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#86 / 131
warmest Oct 19 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
89°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 72°F — 86th warmest Oct 19 of 131 years · record 89°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 131
warmest Oct 20 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
44°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 75°F — 73rd warmest Oct 20 of 131 years · record 91°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 131
warmest Oct 21 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 21 ever
56°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 79°F — 44th warmest Oct 21 of 131 years · record 90°F (2016) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 22 ever
53°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 81°F — 22nd warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 89°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 131
warmest Oct 23 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 23 ever
48°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 82°F — 22nd warmest Oct 23 of 131 years · record 89°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Birmingham in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 10, 1949
-6°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
83°FFeb 8, 1918
-10°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
90°FMar 21, 1907
2°FMar 14, 1993
Apr
92°FApr 21, 1987
26°FApr 11, 1973
May
99°FMay 29, 1898
36°FMay 4, 1971
Jun
106°FJun 29, 1931
42°FJun 1, 1966
Jul
107°FJul 29, 1930
51°FJul 15, 1967
Aug
105°FAug 15, 2007
51°FAug 31, 1946
Sep
106°FSep 5, 1925
37°FSep 30, 1967
Oct
101°FOct 3, 2019
27°FOct 29, 1910
Nov
88°FNov 1, 2016
5°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
80°FDec 7, 1951
1°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
107°FJul 29, 1930
-10°FFeb 13, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Birmingham so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 16, 2007
Coldest high ever
13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 12, 1962
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
71°FJan 1, 2022
14°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
69°FFeb 22, 1897
16°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
70°FMar 22, 1904
24°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 29, 1970
41°FApr 25, 1910
May
76°FMay 25, 2024
52°FMay 3, 1921
Jun
79°FJun 23, 1897
60°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
81°FJul 8, 2016
69°FJul 6, 1940
Aug
81°FAug 16, 2007
67°FAug 30, 1986
Sep
78°FSep 21, 2018
58°FSep 25, 1975
Oct
75°FOct 9, 2017
42°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
72°FNov 8, 1986
25°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
69°FDec 1, 1991
13°FDec 12, 1962
All-time
81°FAug 16, 2007
13°FDec 12, 1962
Hot Streaks
Current run
4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
50 days
record run, ended Aug 23 2010
So far in 2026
99 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Birmingham's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 74°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Birmingham's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Birmingham's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.