Cloudy skies · Alabama
How cloudy is Birmingham?
Birmingham right now
48°FA few clouds
- Today51°F / 37°FClear skies
- Tomorrow56°F / 33°FClouds
- Monday58°F / 38°FClouds
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In a typical year, the sky over Birmingham is mostly cloudy or overcast about 37% of the time, and clear or nearly clear about 50%.
February is the cloudiest month, mostly cloudy about 48% of the time, and August the least cloudy, at about 29%. Across winter, December to February, it’s mostly cloudy about 47% of the time. That makes it the 44th least cloudy sky of the 116 US cities we track.
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The sky at a glance
| Mostly cloudy or overcast, all year | 37% |
|---|---|
| Clear or nearly clear, all year | 50% |
| Mostly cloudy, December to February | 47% |
| Cloudiest month | February, 48% |
| Least cloudy month | August, 29% |
Shares of hours across a typical year. Mostly cloudy means at least five eighths of the sky covered; clear or nearly clear means two eighths or less.
Cities with about the same sky
- Fargo, North Dakota: mostly cloudy about 37% of the time
- Lexington, Kentucky: mostly cloudy about 37% of the time
- Omaha, Nebraska: mostly cloudy about 37% of the time
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013876. Airport sensors see cloud up to about 12,000 feet, so thin high cloud isn’t counted.