Climate and average weather in Florida

In Florida, the summers are hot, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are cool and partly cloudy.

Best: late August to late December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Florida typically varies from 6°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 33°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Florida for warm-weather activities are from early February to late May and late August to late December.

Hottest
Jan
29°
Coldest
Jul
Wettest
Oct
121 mm
Driest
Jan
82 mm
Rain / yr
1167 mm
98 wet days
Daylight
9.7–14.3 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
79 m
34.1°S
Clearest
Jan
47% cloud

Florida is city in Florida Department, Uruguay.

Density
1,091/km²
people per km²
Founded
1809

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Florida weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late August to late December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Florida, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

The hot season lasts 3.8 months, from November 24 to March 20, with daily high temperatures above 25°C. The hottest month of the year in Florida is January, with an average high of 29°C and low of 18°C.

The cool season lasts 3.0 months, from May 24 to August 21, with daily high temperatures below 18°C. The coldest month of the year in Florida is July, with an average low of 6°C and high of 15°C.

Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in December.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2918
Feb2818
Mar2616
Apr2213
May1910
Jun167
Jul156
Aug178
Sep199
Oct2111
Nov2413
Dec2816

Average hourly temperature in Florida

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Florida weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°828.1145.9
Feb28° / 18°1048.613.36.3
Mar26° / 16°1018.712.37.1
Apr22° / 13°1118.111.27.0
May19° / 10°877.110.36.3
Jun16° / 937.79.85.1
Jul15° / 827.3104.8
Aug17° / 977.710.75.8
Sep19° / 908.311.86.3
Oct21° / 11°1219.612.96.6
Nov24° / 13°1018.113.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1008.214.26.7

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Florida gets about 1167 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 1.9 months, from around Jan 24 to Mar 22, peaking in February at about 33% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around May 30.

October is the wettest month by volume, with 121 mm over about 10 wet days; January is the driest, with 82 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetFeb 6 · 33%May 30 · 22%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan278
Feb319
Mar289
Apr268
May237
Jun268
Jul247
Aug258
Sep278
Oct3010
Nov278
Dec278

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Florida collects about 1167 mm of rain across 98 wet days — roughly 97 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 121 mm, while January is the driest at just 82 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 29% of the year’s total.

0255075100125150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec821041011118793829790121101100
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan828
Feb1049
Mar1019
Apr1118
May877
Jun938
Jul827
Aug978
Sep908
Oct12110
Nov1018
Dec1008

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Florida, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around November 3 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around April 10. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 61% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 11 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around November 2. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 57% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 16 · 62%May 24 · 40%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudierclearer
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan6139
Feb5644
Mar5644
Apr5149
May4357
Jun4357
Jul4555
Aug4654
Sep4654
Oct4654
Nov5545
Dec5941

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 14, brings about 14 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around June 15, only 9 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 36 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan14.06:538:55
Feb13.37:218:37
Mar12.37:478:02
Apr11.28:117:20
May10.38:346:48
Jun9.88:536:37
Jul10.08:536:48
Aug10.78:277:10
Sep11.87:457:33
Oct12.97:047:56
Nov13.86:368:24
Dec14.26:338:49

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Florida averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 14 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 5.7 months, from around Oct 19 to Apr 8. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 14 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is May, down near 9 sunny days — about 34% fewer than the December peak.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedbrightDec 1014 daysMay 268 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan14Mixed
Feb11Mixed
Mar12Mixed
Apr11Mixed
May9Mixed
Jun9Mixed
Jul10Mixed
Aug10Mixed
Sep10Mixed
Oct11Mixed
Nov12Mixed
Dec14Mixed

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Florida, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 4.8 months, from around November 20 to April 15. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 64% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 16 to November 19, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 97% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 17 · 98%Feb 16 · 35%muggycomfortablehumiddryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
Jan172329255
Feb152029278
Mar232231194
Apr47251990
May6920920
Jun8312500
Jul8611300
Aug8312500
Sep7915510
Oct61251220
Nov47282050
Dec312627142

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Florida is steady company: average speeds sit near 13 km/hlight breeze — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeSep 2 · 14 km/hMay 7 · 12 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan13light breeze
Feb13light breeze
Mar12light breeze
Apr12light breeze
May12light breeze
Jun13light breeze
Jul14light breeze
Aug14light breeze
Sep14light breeze
Oct14light breeze
Nov14light breeze
Dec13light breeze

Best time to visit Florida

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Florida throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late August, Florida is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Florida for general outdoor tourist activities run from early February to late May and again from mid August to late January, with a peak score in the last week of March.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationMar 30 · 7.4

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan6.0good
Feb6.3good
Mar7.0good
Apr7.1good
May6.3good
Jun5.1fair
Jul4.8fair
Aug5.8good
Sep6.3good
Oct6.7good
Nov7.2good
Dec6.7good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Florida for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early April, with a peak score in the third week of January.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJan 15 · 7.6

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Florida, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 29°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 15°C), pack a warm layer.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In January, Florida sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Florida by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Florida peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Florida

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan97
Feb8.56
Mar7.55
Apr62
May30
Jun00
Jul1.50
Aug40
Sep5.50
Oct7.54.5
Nov8.56
Dec96.5
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free day

Florida is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May990
Jun940
Jul920
Aug960
Sep990
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Florida banks about 2,528 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.

01,0002,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan410
Feb355
Mar335
Apr226
May129
Jun44
Jul20
Aug71
Sep111
Oct195
Nov268
Dec364

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Florida receives about 4.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.2 and 7.3 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Sep 24 to Mar 21. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.3 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is June, down near 2.2 kWh/m² — roughly 70% less than the December peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseDec 117.3 kWhJun 222.2 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan7.1Intense
Feb6.0Intense
Mar4.9Bright
Apr3.6Moderate
May2.6Moderate
Jun2.2Moderate
Jul2.4Moderate
Aug3.3Moderate
Sep4.3Bright
Oct5.4Bright
Nov6.7Intense
Dec7.3Intense

Where is Florida?

Florida sits at 34.1°S, 56.2°W, 79 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 42 km away.

Santa LucíaCanelonesSan José de MayoProgresoLas PiedrasPandoLa PazBarros Blancos

Topography around Florida

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Florida.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Florida is covered by grassland (45%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Nearby: Santa Lucía 42 km · Canelones 47 km · San José de Mayo 53 km · Progreso 63 km · Las Piedras 70 km · Pando 73 km · La Paz 73 km · Barros Blancos 75 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Florida (-34.1003°, -56.2148°, elevation 79 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).