Punta Gorda, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PUNTA GORDA 4 ESE, FL US.

Am Tropical monsoon climate 10b USDA hardiness Zone 10b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Punta Gorda has an annual average temperature of 75.8°F with about 54 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 52.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (9.58 in) and November the driest (1.83 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
20.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
12
Cooling need
3,885

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

188 of 366 (51.4%) of Punta Gorda'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
4
1970s
29
1980s
42
1990s
33
2000s
35
2010s
171
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 76.8°F 52.5°F 64.6°F 2.04 in 5
February 79.5°F 55.0°F 67.3°F 1.99 in 4
March 82.9°F 57.8°F 70.4°F 2.57 in 5
April 87.2°F 62.5°F 74.9°F 2.27 in 5
May 91.4°F 67.4°F 79.4°F 3.46 in 7
June 93.4°F 73.0°F 83.2°F 9.58 in 14
July 94.0°F 74.7°F 84.3°F 8.51 in 15
August 94.1°F 75.2°F 84.7°F 9.17 in 16
September 92.5°F 74.2°F 83.3°F 7.50 in 13
October 88.7°F 68.3°F 78.5°F 3.23 in 7
November 82.9°F 60.0°F 71.4°F 1.83 in 5
December 78.7°F 55.6°F 67.1°F 1.87 in 5

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