Apalachicola Airport, FL Climate

Climate Insight: Apalachicola Airport, FL

Based on station USC00080211 feeding NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals, Apalachicola Airport, Florida averages 69°F a year, ranging from a mean daily high of 79°F to a mean daily low of 60°F. July is typically the warmest month of the year, while January is the coldest. Because these figures are thirty-year averages rather than any single year's readings, they describe the typical month, not a forecast for it.

Apalachicola Airport averages 57.9 inches of precipitation a year, with negligible snowfall, and that matters as much to daily life here as temperature does. The frost-free season averages 296 days, which directly shapes the planting calendar and growing potential for the area, with the last spring freeze near February 20 and the first fall freeze near December 13. As for energy demand, 1,220 heating degree days and 2,846 cooling degree days tell the story of how often furnaces and air conditioners run during a normal year.

On PlainClimate's composite comfort index, Apalachicola Airport scores 87/100 (Excellent), a blended measure that weighs temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, and extreme-weather frequency against one another. The monthly tables above turn that into a planning tool: expect the mildest highs and lows in the shoulder seasons, July-driven heat at the peak of summer, and January-driven cold at the depth of winter. Every number here is a thirty-year average, not a forecast, so any given year can and does run warmer, cooler, wetter, or drier than the normal.