Weather in Birmingham in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Birmingham in August
Going from a maximum of +81°F during the day to a minimum of +48°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +59°F.
Is Birmingham warm or cold in August?
Birmingham is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +70°F to +68°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +54°F to +54°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Birmingham, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Birmingham in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +68°F | +64°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +37°F | +34°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +100°F | +93°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 60 mm | 59 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 74% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +70°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +68°F. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 60 mm to 59 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 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 August, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Birmingham?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Birmingham in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+53°F) and the highest in 2022 (+59°F). The driest year was 1996 with only 397 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1299 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.