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Best time to visit Birmingham

October is the best time to visit Birmingham for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 7 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 94/100
The least cloud October 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 86 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 94 24 °C 7
2 April 88 23 °C 10
3 May 81 27 °C 10
4 November 80 18 °C 8
5 March 77 19 °C 11
6 September 76 29 °C 8
7 June 63 30 °C 13
8 February 61 14 °C 10
9 August 59 31 °C 12
10 December 58 13 °C 10
11 July 54 32 °C 15
12 January 53 12 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 12 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 12.0 °C 126 mm 59 %
February 14.5 °C 128 mm 61 %
March 18.5 °C 144 mm 58 %
April 22.6 °C 121 mm 54 %
May 26.9 °C 98 mm 53 %
June 30.2 °C 108 mm 55 %
July 31.7 °C 114 mm 57 %
August 31.5 °C 95 mm 53 %
September 29.0 °C 86 mm 48 %
October 23.8 °C 87 mm 43 %
November 17.6 °C 105 mm 49 %
December 13.3 °C 132 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.