33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
72°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Birmingham.
This Day in History
Every year's low 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 coldest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 130
coldest Sep 2 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
55°F
set in 1987
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 2008
Forecast low 75°F — 126th coldest Sep 2 of 130 years · record 55°F (1987) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 130
coldest Sep 3 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
55°F
set in 1987
Mildest Sep 3 ever
76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 76°F — 128th coldest Sep 3 of 130 years · record 55°F (1987) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 130
coldest Sep 4 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
52°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 4 ever
76°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 75°F — 128th coldest Sep 4 of 130 years · record 52°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 130
coldest Sep 5 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
50°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 5 ever
76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 74°F — 120th coldest Sep 5 of 130 years · record 50°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#115 / 130
coldest Sep 6 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
53°F
set in 1953
Mildest Sep 6 ever
77°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 73°F — 115th coldest Sep 6 of 130 years · record 53°F (1953) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#103 / 130
coldest Sep 7 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
51°F
set in 2017
Mildest Sep 7 ever
76°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 72°F — 103rd coldest Sep 7 of 130 years · record 51°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#107 / 130
coldest Sep 8 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
50°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 8 ever
75°F
set in 1900
Forecast low 72°F — 107th coldest Sep 8 of 130 years · record 50°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
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 Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 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
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
27 days
record run, ended Jan 19 1981
So far in 2026
31 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Birmingham's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 68°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Birmingham's observed daily low 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 low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.