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NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020

Florida Weather by Month

Temperature, rain and the hurricane season at 121 Florida stations, month by month.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

The median station records 54.1 inches of precipitation a year; Niceville, FL records the most, 73.6 inches, and Islamorada, FL the least, 38.8 (1.9 times as much). July is the hottest month at the median station (average high 91°F); the hottest July is at Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL, 94°F. January is the coldest (average low 50°F); the coldest January nights are at Milton Exp Stn, FL, 36°F. Highs reach 90°F on 89 days a year at the median station and on 141 at Myakka Rvr Sp, FL, the most. None of the 76 stations that measure snow averages half an inch a year.

This page compares the 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals of 121 Florida weather stations, each the nearest station with full normals to at least one of the 405 Florida cities on this site that have one within 25 miles.

At the median station, June is the wettest month (7.8 inches) and November the driest (2.2). Station by station, the wettest month is June at 52, August at 35 and September at 20 of the 121, and the driest November at 64, February at 17 and January at 10. The gap between the wettest and driest station is widest in September: 6.3 inches.

Month by month across Florida

Florida climate normals by month: median of 121 stations and the station at each extreme
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inHottest daysColdest nightsWettestDriest
Jan71502.9Cape Florida, FL78°Milton Exp Stn, FL36°Milton Exp Stn, FL5.9"Islamorada, FL1.0"
Feb74522.5Homestead Gen Aviation Airport, FL80°Milton Exp Stn, FL40°Chipley, FL5.5"Islamorada, FL1.3"
Mar78563.1Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL83°Milton Exp Stn, FL45°Whiting Field NAS, FL7.4"Islamorada, FL1.3"
Apr82612.9Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL87°Milton Exp Stn, FL52°Niceville, FL6.0"Fort Myers SW Fl Regional Airport, FL1.9"
May87673.5Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL91°Milton Exp Stn, FL60°Fort Lauderdale, FL6.6"Apalachicola Airport, FL1.9"
Jun90727.8Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL93°Milton Exp Stn, FL67°Miami International Airport, FL10.5"Key West International Airport, FL4.2"
Jul91747.1Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL94°Milton Exp Stn, FL69°Myakka Rvr Sp, FL9.8"Key West International Airport, FL3.6"
Aug91747.6Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL94°Milton Exp Stn, FL69°Naples, FL10.8"Marianna Municipal Airport, FL4.9"
Sep89737.1Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL93°Milton Exp Stn, FL65°N Miami Beach #2, FL10.3"Madison, FL4.0"
Oct84673.6Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL89°Milton Exp Stn, FL54°Hollywood, FL8.2"Perry Foley Airport, FL2.0"
Nov78582.2Punta Gorda 4 ESE, FL83°Milton Exp Stn, FL43°Niceville, FL5.0"Clewiston #2, FL1.1"
Dec74532.6Cape Florida, FL80°Milton Exp Stn, FL39°Pensacola 7 NNE, FL5.8"Islamorada, FL1.2"

High, low and precipitation are the median of the 121 stations; the station columns name the station with the highest average high, the lowest average low, and the most and least precipitation that month, each linked to the city page it serves. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hurricane season in Florida

June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 67% of the year's precipitation at the median station, from 50% at Whiting Field NAS, FL to 77% at Fort Myers SW Fl Regional Airport, FL. Since 1851, 335 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of a Florida city on this site, 140 of them at hurricane strength at their closest point to one; September has brought the most (102), then October (94). 7 came outside June to November.

Tropical systems near Florida cities by month since 1851, with median precipitation
MonthTropical systemsAt hurricane strengthMedian precip. in
Jan002.9
Feb102.5
Mar003.1
Apr002.9
May503.5
Jun3877.8
Jul24117.1
Aug58287.6
Sep102477.1
Oct94443.6
Nov1232.2
Dec102.6

Tropical systems from NOAA NHC HURDAT2 that passed within 75 miles of a Florida city on this site, each counted once, in the month of its first such pass; hurricane strength is the track's wind at its closest point to a city.

Coastal water temperature by month

Across 18 NOAA tide stations, the water is warmest in August (median 88°F, up to 96°F at South Port Everglades, FL) and coolest in January (median 63°F, down to 56°F at Apalachicola, FL). The median station averages 80°F or warmer in May, June, July, August and September.

Average water temperature by month at NOAA tide stations in Florida, 2021–2025
StationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pensacola, FL586068737985878884766962
Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock), FL596064717781838483766963
Dames Point, FL596167737983868683766963
Jacksonville University, FL586268737984868683766962
Panama City Beach, FL606267717883858784787164
Panama City, FL596368737984878784777063
Apalachicola, FL566066717884868783766861
Cedar Key, FL596470758286888884776963
Trident Pier, Port Canaveral, FL697175798385878687837772
Clearwater Beach, FL646673788488908986797268
East Bay, FL646774788487898986807468
St. Petersburg, FL636772768285888886797368
Port Manatee, FL626672778386898886797267
Fort Myers, FL677276798586888886817571
Lake Worth Pier, Atlantic Ocean, FL757576788183868686828078
South Port Everglades, FL828584869293959695908684
Virginia Key, FL737577798486888987837976
Vaca Key, Florida Bay, FL727578808587898988837774

°F, average of hourly readings 2021–2025; a month counts when at least three years have half their hours on record. Source: NOAA Tides & Currents; the newest readings are preliminary.

Florida cities and their stations

Florida city pages with the normals of their nearest station
CityStationMilesHottest month high °FColdest month low °FYear precip. in
MiamiMiami WSO City, FL3896451.1
OrlandoOrlando Executive Airport, FL3925251.6
JacksonvilleJacksonville NAS, FL5924747.7
TampaTampa International Airport, FL5915349.6
St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FL4915452.5
HialeahMiami Opa Locka Airport, FL3915962.7
KissimmeeKissimmee 2, FL1924852.8
TallahasseeTallahassee, FL5924158.7
Fort MyersFort Myers Page Field Airport, FL2925457.5
PensacolaPensacola Regional Airport, FL5924468.3
LakelandLakeland 2, FL5925156.8
SarasotaSarasota Bradenton Airport, FL7925249.2
Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale Beach, FL3916064.4
OcalaOcala, FL5924651.6
West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach International Airport, FL1905861.8
Boca RatonPompano Beach Airpark, FL9916055.9
BradentonBradenton 5 ESE, FL4925256.3
Port St LucieStuart, FL10915662.9
GainesvilleGainesville Regional Airport, FL6914348.5
MiramarHollywood North Perry Airport, FL2925962.1
Cape CoralFort Myers Page Field Airport, FL8925457.5
ClearwaterSt Petersburg International Airport, FL5915353.5
Pembroke PinesHollywood North Perry Airport, FL4925962.1
Boynton BeachLoxahatchee Nwr, FL6905663.7
MelbourneMelbourne WFO, FL2915155.3
Coral SpringsFort Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL8915956.6
St AugustineSt Augustine Lighthouse, FL5914850.7
Pompano BeachPompano Beach Airpark, FL<1916055.9
Spring HillBrooksville Hernando Co Airport, FL6914452.1
RiverviewPlant City, FL9945056.2
PlantationFort Lauderdale, FL4915869.0
Palm BayMelbourne International Airport, FL8905250.9
Vero BeachVero Beach 4SE, FL2915456.4
LargoSt Petersburg International Airport, FL6915353.5
Delray BeachLoxahatchee Nwr, FL7905663.7
Winter HavenWinter Haven, FL<1935252.3
ApopkaMt Plymouth 1SSW, FL8934454.2
HollywoodHollywood, FL2905965.1
Fort PierceFort Pierce, FL<1895355.8
Palm CoastPalm Coast 6NE, FL7884951.5

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