Marathon, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARATHON AP, FL US.

Aw Tropical savanna climate 11b USDA hardiness Zone 11b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Marathon has an annual average temperature of 78.8°F with about 39.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 64.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (6.37 in) and March the driest (1.33 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
15.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
0
Cooling need
4,980

Best time to visit Marathon

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

215 of 366 (58.7%) of Marathon'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
12
2000s
106
2010s
150
2020s
98

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 75.8°F 64.2°F 70.0°F 1.64 in 8
February 78.1°F 66.4°F 72.3°F 1.70 in 6
March 80.7°F 68.5°F 74.6°F 1.33 in 6
April 84.1°F 72.5°F 78.3°F 2.11 in 5
May 87.5°F 75.8°F 81.7°F 3.36 in 8
June 90.3°F 78.5°F 84.4°F 4.23 in 10
July 90.9°F 79.4°F 85.2°F 3.77 in 13
August 91.6°F 79.7°F 85.6°F 5.32 in 14
September 89.9°F 78.4°F 84.2°F 6.37 in 15
October 86.2°F 75.8°F 81.0°F 5.90 in 12
November 81.2°F 70.8°F 76.0°F 1.79 in 7
December 77.9°F 67.5°F 72.7°F 2.20 in 8

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