Palmetto, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRADENTON 5 ESE, FL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10b USDA hardiness Zone 10b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Palmetto has an annual average temperature of 74.1°F with about 56.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 52.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (10.07 in) and November the driest (1.82 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
21.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
105
Cooling need
3,378

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

111 of 366 (30.3%) of Palmetto'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.

1960s
17
1970s
30
1980s
59
1990s
112
2000s
18
2010s
58
2020s
72

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 72.0°F 52.2°F 62.1°F 2.76 in 8
February 75.0°F 54.8°F 64.9°F 1.99 in 6
March 78.4°F 58.4°F 68.4°F 3.11 in 6
April 83.0°F 63.0°F 73.0°F 2.53 in 6
May 88.2°F 68.5°F 78.4°F 3.49 in 7
June 91.1°F 73.7°F 82.4°F 9.03 in 14
July 92.0°F 75.2°F 83.6°F 8.91 in 17
August 91.8°F 75.5°F 83.7°F 10.07 in 18
September 90.0°F 74.2°F 82.1°F 7.43 in 14
October 85.2°F 68.3°F 76.7°F 2.88 in 8
November 78.6°F 60.1°F 69.3°F 1.82 in 5
December 74.0°F 55.0°F 64.5°F 2.26 in 6

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