Apalachicola, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from APALACHICOLA AIRPORT, FL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Apalachicola has an annual average temperature of 69.4°F with about 57.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 43.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (8.40 in) and May the driest (3.09 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
29.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,014
Cooling need
2,589

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

8 of 366 (2.2%) of Apalachicola's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
26
1940s
24
1950s
14
1960s
8
1970s
15
1980s
48
1990s
126
2000s
79
2010s
18
2020s
8

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 64.0°F 43.7°F 53.8°F 4.31 in 8
February 67.2°F 45.9°F 56.6°F 4.19 in 7
March 71.8°F 51.7°F 61.7°F 5.06 in 7
April 77.5°F 57.5°F 67.5°F 3.41 in 5
May 85.4°F 65.0°F 75.2°F 3.09 in 4
June 89.5°F 72.6°F 81.0°F 6.31 in 9
July 91.5°F 74.6°F 83.0°F 6.43 in 12
August 90.6°F 74.6°F 82.6°F 8.40 in 13
September 88.4°F 71.3°F 79.9°F 5.89 in 9
October 82.3°F 61.9°F 72.1°F 4.38 in 5
November 73.9°F 51.3°F 62.6°F 3.26 in 5
December 67.0°F 46.1°F 56.5°F 3.16 in 6

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