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Birmingham Weather in October

In October, Birmingham averages a high of 14°C (57°F) and a low of 7°C (45°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2026).

14°C
Average high
57°F
7°C
Average low
45°F
24°C
Record high
76°F · October 1, 2011
-4°C
Record low
25°F · October 29, 1997

What October Is Like in Birmingham

  • 6 of the 10 warmest Octobers on record in Birmingham have come since 2011.
  • October in Birmingham has become 1.1°C (2.0°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • On average, 0.6 nights in October drop below freezing.
  • The warmest October in the record was 2001; the coldest was 1992.
Average daytime high in Birmingham, every October since 1971
9°C13°C17°C19801990200020102020October 1971: 15.4°COctober 1972: 14.0°COctober 1973: 12.5°COctober 1974: 10.4°COctober 1975: 13.5°COctober 1976: 13.3°COctober 1977: 15.0°COctober 1978: 15.5°COctober 1979: 14.8°COctober 1980: 12.1°COctober 1981: 11.8°COctober 1982: 13.2°COctober 1983: 13.8°COctober 1984: 14.4°COctober 1985: 13.8°COctober 1986: 14.3°COctober 1987: 13.0°COctober 1988: 13.6°COctober 1989: 14.9°COctober 1990: 14.9°COctober 1991: 13.2°COctober 1992: 10.8°COctober 1993: 11.7°COctober 1994: 13.7°COctober 1995: 16.4°COctober 1996: 15.0°COctober 1997: 13.9°COctober 1998: 13.4°COctober 1999: 14.5°COctober 2000: 13.3°COctober 2001: 16.3°COctober 2002: 13.6°COctober 2003: 13.1°COctober 2004: 13.6°COctober 2005: 16.1°COctober 2006: 16.3°COctober 2007: 14.4°COctober 2008: 13.4°COctober 2009: 14.9°COctober 2010: 13.7°COctober 2011: 15.8°COctober 2012: 12.7°COctober 2013: 15.2°COctober 2014: 15.6°COctober 2015: 14.4°COctober 2016: 14.3°COctober 2017: 15.3°COctober 2018: 15.0°COctober 2019: 13.3°COctober 2020: 13.6°COctober 2021: 15.1°COctober 2022: 16.3°COctober 2023: 15.4°COctober 2024: 14.9°COctober 2025: 13.9°C
Warmest: 1995 (16.4°C)Latest: 2025 (13.9°C)10-year averageLong-run average (14.1°C)

Look Up a Day in October

See the weather in Birmingham on any October 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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