Weather in Birmingham in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Birmingham in December
The temperature in December is +59°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +70°F during the day and a minimum of +28°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +64°F to +59°F.
Is Birmingham warm or cold in December?
Birmingham is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +64°F to +57°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +45°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Birmingham, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Birmingham in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +57°F | +54°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°F | +3°F | -4°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +79°F | +79°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 113 mm | 122 mm | 126 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 73% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +64°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +57°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 113 mm to 122 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in November to 8 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Birmingham is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Birmingham?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Birmingham in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+71°F) and the highest in 2016 (+76°F). The driest year was 2007 with only 861 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 1862 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Birmingham, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
