Zip 35218 (Birmingham, AL) Climate

Birmingham, AL is located in the southern part of the United States, in an area with a subtropical climate. The summers in Birmingham are hot and humid, with temperatures averaging around 92°F (33°C). Winters are typically mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms during the warmer months. Birmingham also experiences periods of drought, especially in late summer and early fall.

Birmingham (zip 35218), Alabama gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Birmingham (zip 35218) 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 (zip 35218). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Birmingham (zip 35218) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 33
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 35218 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

5.6 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 35218 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Birmingham, Alabama	United States
	56.5 in.	38.1 in.
	1.3 in.	27.8 in.
	115.7 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	90.6°	85.8°
	33.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.2	4.3
	507 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 35218 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. In the 35218 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 35218 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 35218 zip code, there are 52.4 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 35218 zip code with an average of 33.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35218 zip code, there are 48.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

In the 35218 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.

Humidity in the 35218 zip code 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 35218 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.5 inches in the 35218 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.

July is the rainiest month in the 35218 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in the 35218 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in the 35218 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. March is the snowiest month in the 35218 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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