Fort Walton Beach, FL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DESTIN FT WALTON AP, FL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Fort Walton Beach has an annual average temperature of 69.8°F with about 55.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 45.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.08 in) and October the driest (2.82 in).
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All-time records →243 of 366 (66.4%) of Fort Walton Beach'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.
| 1990s | 32 | |
| 2000s | 53 | |
| 2010s | 176 | |
| 2020s | 105 |
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 | 63.1°F | 45.3°F | 54.2°F | 4.52 in | — | 10 |
| February | 65.8°F | 47.9°F | 56.9°F | 4.96 in | — | 9 |
| March | 70.7°F | 53.6°F | 62.2°F | 4.70 in | — | 9 |
| April | 76.2°F | 60.1°F | 68.1°F | 4.55 in | — | 8 |
| May | 83.5°F | 68.0°F | 75.8°F | 3.22 in | — | 6 |
| June | 88.9°F | 74.1°F | 81.5°F | 4.70 in | — | 10 |
| July | 90.9°F | 76.2°F | 83.6°F | 5.77 in | — | 11 |
| August | 90.6°F | 75.8°F | 83.2°F | 6.08 in | — | 12 |
| September | 88.5°F | 72.4°F | 80.5°F | 5.18 in | — | 8 |
| October | 80.9°F | 63.2°F | 72.1°F | 2.82 in | — | 6 |
| November | 72.1°F | 53.0°F | 62.6°F | 4.13 in | — | 9 |
| December | 65.6°F | 47.5°F | 56.6°F | 4.72 in | — | 11 |
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