Birmingham AL Recent May Temperatures, Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the May weather in Birmingham, Alabama was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives May data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot days occurred each May. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Birmingham had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at the Birmingham—Shuttlesworth International Airport.

Temperature

May temperature averages by year in Birmingham
High °F	Low °F	Year	High °C	Low °C
81	62	2023	27	17
86	65	2022	30	19
81	60	2021	27	15
81	58	2020	27	15
86	65	2019	30	18
86	65	2018	30	18
82	61	2017	28	16
82	60	2016	28	16
83	62	2015	28	17
82	61	2014	28	16
79	59	2013	26	15
85	64	2012	29	18
82	60	2011	28	16
83	64	2010	28	18

Number of days in May when the temperature in Birmingham rose to at least 70 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
Year	70 °F 21 °C	90 °F 32 °C
2023	30	2
2022	31	8
2021	31	3
2020	29	1
2019	31	11
2018	31	8
2017	29	3
2016	31	4
2015	31	1
2014	27	0
2013	27	0
2012	31	7
2011	26	6
2010	30	2

Rain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Birmingham during May in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total rainfall for May in Birmingham
Days	Year	Inches	Millimetres
9	2023	3.3	83
8	2022	2.6	65
9	2021	6.6	168
8	2020	6.4	162
7	2019	4.4	110
9	2018	7.0	177
13	2017	6.7	169
9	2016	1.4	36
8	2015	2.6	65
8	2014	2.3	59
8	2013	6.0	151
12	2012	5.0	126
4	2011	1.1	27
10	2010	8.8	224

Birmingham - Recent May Temperatures and Rainfall

Temperature

Rain

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