Palatka, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FEDERAL PT, FL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Palatka has an annual average temperature of 70°F with about 51.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 47.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (7.77 in) and November the driest (1.98 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
25.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
690
Cooling need
2,487

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

2 of 366 (0.5%) of Palatka'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
4
1900s
29
1910s
88
1920s
18
1930s
16
1940s
58
1950s
41
1960s
17
1970s
6
1980s
5
1990s
74
2000s
8
2010s
2

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 64.5°F 47.1°F 55.8°F 2.85 in 9
February 68.2°F 49.9°F 59.1°F 2.58 in 8
March 73.8°F 53.7°F 63.8°F 3.10 in 8
April 79.6°F 59.3°F 69.5°F 2.50 in 6
May 85.3°F 65.3°F 75.3°F 3.47 in 8
June 88.3°F 70.8°F 79.6°F 7.77 in 16
July 90.0°F 72.8°F 81.4°F 6.36 in 16
August 89.1°F 73.0°F 81.1°F 6.72 in 18
September 85.6°F 71.4°F 78.5°F 7.31 in 15
October 80.0°F 65.0°F 72.5°F 4.54 in 10
November 72.7°F 56.6°F 64.6°F 1.98 in 8
December 67.0°F 50.5°F 58.7°F 2.22 in 8

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