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Birmingham, Alabamathrough the year

Also for Hoover, AL, Vestavia Hills, AL, Alabaster, AL, Homewood, AL, Trussville, AL, Pelham, AL, Bessemer, AL: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Birmingham?

At some 600 feet up, Birmingham is on low ground. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 9 and first bloom around Mar 13. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Birmingham usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 21 and its first fall frost around Nov 11, a frost-free stretch of about 235 days at the nearest NOAA station, Birmingham Airport. Talladega National Forest, 57 miles from Birmingham, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually well under way by early November (statewide). For wildflowers, the nearest is Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi (124 mi, Mar 1–May 31 (local timing)). We follow 5 places within 150 miles of Birmingham; the nearest lies 57 miles to the east. Statewide, Alabama's fall color is usually well under way by early November.

Updated Sep 28. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Birmingham's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Mar 21 to ~Nov 11
  • First leaf ~Feb 9
  • First bloom ~Mar 13
  • Fall color under way ~Nov 4 (AL)
  • Today

Near Birmingham right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by early November in AlabamaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~5 weeks
  • First fall frost usually around Nov 11 · last spring frost around Mar 21NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Birmingham Airport (4 mi, 50% dates)
    ~6 weeks
  • Fall foliage · Talladega National Forest · 57 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November
    ~5 weeks

Birmingham's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring green-upFeb
  • Wildflowers · Natchez Trace Parkway, MississippiMar–May
  • Last spring frostMar
  • Fall color (AL)Nov
  • First fall frostNov

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

Wildflowers

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Mar 21

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Nov 11

About 235 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Feb 9

First bloom around Mar 13

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Birmingham Airport (4 mi from Birmingham), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.

Questions people ask

When is the first frost in Birmingham?

On average around Nov 11, and the last spring frost around Mar 21: about 235 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Birmingham Airport, 4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Birmingham?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 9 and first bloom around Mar 13, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Birmingham?

Talladega National Forest, 57 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November); Little River Canyon, 90 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); DeSoto State Park, 99 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see wildflowers near Birmingham?

Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 124 miles (local timing: Mar 1–May 31). Distances are straight-line.

How we know

US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)

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