Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area, AL Climate

The Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summers are known for high temperatures that range from the mid 80s to the mid 90s, with occasional heat waves reaching 100°F. Winters are mild and often rainy, typically ranging from the low 40s to mid 50s. Snowfall is rare but typically occurs between December and March each year. Annual rainfall averages around 56 inches, making the area one of the wettest in the United States.

Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area, Alabama gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Birmingham-Hoover metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

5.8 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	United States
	55.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.0 in.	27.8 in.
	108.7 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	90.5°	85.8°
	32.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.1	4.3
	578 ft.	2443 ft.

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 the Birmingham-Hoover metro area with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Birmingham-Hoover metro area are October, May and April.

In the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, there are 51.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Birmingham-Hoover metro area with an average of 32.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, there are 55.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Alabama.

Humidity in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

March is the wettest month in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.9 inches in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, which is rainier than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Kristy · Birmingham, AL

A Good Place to be From

Over 7 years ago

Birmingham, Ala., is a dead man's nowhere town. Do yourself a favor and never come near its dreary, dismal, cultural desolation. If Hell had humidity, they'd call it More

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