2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Birmingham, AL vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette has 10.6% more rainy days than Birmingham.
- Lafayette has 1.9% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lafayette scores 6.8% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALLafayette, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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