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Birmingham, Iowa has a humid continental climate, meaning that it experiences warm summers and cold winters with moderate precipitation year round. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 81°F while the winter months have an average low of only 15°F. Birmingham also receives around 32 inches of rain annually and around 70 inches of snowfall every winter. This snowfall helps to keep temperatures moderately cool during the summer months and provides for great outdoor activities such as skiing and snowboarding throughout the winter season.

Birmingham, Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Birmingham averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Birmingham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Birmingham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Birmingham is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Birmingham, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Birmingham with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Birmingham, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Birmingham are September, May and June.
In Birmingham, there are 24.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Birmingham with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Birmingham, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Birmingham, there are 9.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Birmingham but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Birmingham are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Birmingham with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.9 inches in Birmingham means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Birmingham with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 98.0 rainy days annually in Birmingham, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.8 inches in Birmingham means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Birmingham with 6.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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