Lake Helen, FL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lake Helen has an annual average temperature of 70.3°F with about 55.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 44.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (8.70 in) and November the driest (2.32 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
24.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
600
Cooling need
2,520

Best time to visit Lake Helen

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Lake Helen'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
0
1900s
24
1910s
70
1920s
85
1930s
33
1940s
25
1950s
22
1960s
36
1970s
16
1980s
11
1990s
6
2000s
6
2010s
19
2020s
13

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 69.1°F 44.6°F 56.9°F 3.07 in 8
February 72.1°F 47.4°F 59.7°F 2.44 in 7
March 76.4°F 50.7°F 63.6°F 3.54 in 8
April 81.2°F 57.1°F 69.1°F 2.47 in 6
May 85.9°F 63.6°F 74.7°F 4.16 in 9
June 89.2°F 70.5°F 79.8°F 8.20 in 17
July 90.9°F 72.2°F 81.6°F 8.70 in 17
August 90.4°F 72.7°F 81.5°F 7.05 in 17
September 87.7°F 70.8°F 79.3°F 6.91 in 14
October 82.5°F 63.5°F 73.0°F 3.98 in 10
November 75.8°F 54.2°F 65.0°F 2.32 in 8
December 71.2°F 48.4°F 59.8°F 2.65 in 8

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