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Birmingham Weather in August

In August, Birmingham averages a high of 21°C (69°F) and a low of 12°C (53°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2026).

21°C
Average high
69°F
12°C
Average low
53°F
33°C
Record high
92°F · August 2, 1990
5°C
Record low
41°F · August 28, 1974

What August Is Like in Birmingham

  • The coldest August reading, 5°C (41°F) on August 28, 1974, has not been matched in 52 years.
  • The August heat record, 33°C (92°F) on August 2, 1990, has stood for 36 years.
  • August in Birmingham has become 0.7°C (1.3°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • The warmest August in the record was 1995; the coldest was 1986.
Average daytime high in Birmingham, every August since 1971
16°C21°C26°C19801990200020102020August 1971: 19.3°CAugust 1972: 19.4°CAugust 1973: 21.0°CAugust 1974: 19.6°CAugust 1975: 23.8°CAugust 1976: 23.4°CAugust 1977: 19.1°CAugust 1978: 18.6°CAugust 1979: 19.1°CAugust 1980: 19.9°CAugust 1981: 20.8°CAugust 1982: 19.4°CAugust 1983: 22.6°CAugust 1984: 22.7°CAugust 1985: 18.1°CAugust 1986: 17.3°CAugust 1987: 19.7°CAugust 1988: 19.4°CAugust 1989: 21.4°CAugust 1990: 22.7°CAugust 1991: 22.1°CAugust 1992: 19.0°CAugust 1993: 19.1°CAugust 1994: 19.9°CAugust 1995: 24.7°CAugust 1996: 21.1°CAugust 1997: 23.7°CAugust 1998: 20.8°CAugust 1999: 20.4°CAugust 2000: 21.1°CAugust 2001: 20.9°CAugust 2002: 21.1°CAugust 2003: 23.4°CAugust 2004: 21.7°CAugust 2005: 21.2°CAugust 2006: 19.9°CAugust 2007: 19.7°CAugust 2008: 19.5°CAugust 2009: 20.8°CAugust 2010: 19.3°CAugust 2011: 19.3°CAugust 2012: 20.7°CAugust 2013: 21.0°CAugust 2014: 19.0°CAugust 2015: 20.1°CAugust 2016: 21.6°CAugust 2017: 19.8°CAugust 2018: 21.2°CAugust 2019: 21.5°CAugust 2020: 21.7°CAugust 2021: 19.7°CAugust 2022: 24.0°CAugust 2023: 20.4°CAugust 2024: 21.3°CAugust 2025: 22.7°C
Warmest: 1995 (24.7°C)Latest: 2025 (22.7°C)10-year averageLong-run average (20.7°C)

Look Up a Day in August

See the weather in Birmingham on any August date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Cet Central England (1971–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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