Birmingham weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Birmingham is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August and June close behind. Birmingham averages about 1,561 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,561

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

74/100

Rain / year

765 mm

Snow / year

≈14 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

2.3M

Elevation

95 m

When is the best time to visit Birmingham?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Birmingham is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 65 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Birmingham?

Birmingham isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,561 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate July (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #14 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 765 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nottingham United Kingdom · 51 km · best in Jul · 1,563 h sun/yr
• Manchester United Kingdom · 106 km · best in Jul · 1,454 h sun/yr
• Liverpool United Kingdom · 123 km · best in Jul · 1,453 h sun/yr
• Bristol United Kingdom · 136 km · best in Jul · 1,565 h sun/yr
• London United Kingdom · 140 km · best in Sep · 1,592 h sun/yr
• Leeds United Kingdom · 157 km · best in Jul · 1,444 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Grimsby United Kingdom · 156 km · 1,443 h sun/yr · best in Jul

Head-to-head

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