Bartow, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BARTOW 1SE, FL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bartow has an annual average temperature of 73.1°F with about 50.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 49.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (8.28 in) and November the driest (1.49 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
21.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
186
Cooling need
3,090

Best time to visit Bartow

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Bartow'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.

1890s
14
1900s
71
1910s
38
1920s
71
1930s
29
1940s
18
1950s
28
1960s
14
1970s
13
1980s
13
1990s
6
2000s
5
2010s
31
2020s
15

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 72.9°F 49.5°F 61.2°F 2.66 in 6
February 75.9°F 52.1°F 64.0°F 2.10 in 5
March 79.7°F 55.7°F 67.7°F 2.84 in 6
April 84.2°F 60.8°F 72.5°F 2.72 in 5
May 88.7°F 66.4°F 77.6°F 2.95 in 7
June 90.9°F 71.3°F 81.1°F 8.28 in 13
July 91.9°F 72.6°F 82.3°F 7.56 in 15
August 91.7°F 72.9°F 82.3°F 7.78 in 16
September 89.7°F 71.8°F 80.7°F 7.31 in 12
October 85.2°F 65.9°F 75.5°F 3.03 in 7
November 79.0°F 57.5°F 68.3°F 1.49 in 4
December 74.7°F 52.6°F 63.6°F 2.16 in 6

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