Pensacola, FL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pensacola has an annual average temperature of 69.4°F with about 68.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 43.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (7.89 in) and May the driest (3.90 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
30.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,074
Cooling need
2,664

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

101 of 366 (27.6%) of Pensacola'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.

1940s
8
1950s
86
1960s
21
1970s
33
1980s
39
1990s
35
2000s
34
2010s
58
2020s
52

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 62.7°F 43.7°F 53.2°F 5.03 in 10
February 66.4°F 47.2°F 56.8°F 4.77 in 9
March 72.0°F 52.7°F 62.3°F 5.25 in 8
April 77.6°F 59.0°F 68.3°F 5.52 in 7
May 85.1°F 66.9°F 76.0°F 3.90 in 8
June 90.0°F 73.5°F 81.7°F 7.32 in 12
July 91.6°F 75.3°F 83.5°F 7.89 in 15
August 91.0°F 75.0°F 83.0°F 7.50 in 15
September 88.5°F 71.5°F 80.0°F 6.61 in 9
October 81.1°F 61.6°F 71.3°F 4.70 in 6
November 71.8°F 51.0°F 61.4°F 4.42 in 7
December 65.1°F 45.9°F 55.5°F 5.40 in 10

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