Archbold Bio Stn, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Archbold Bio Stn's primary NOAA station, ARCHBOLD BIO STN.
The climate verdict for Archbold Bio Stn
Warm-season cooling demand defines Archbold Bio Stn, Florida, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 73°F. It scores 87/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 87% of them.
- 73°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 87/100
- comfort score, above 87% of station-mapped location scores
- 54.2"
- precipitation, annual total
- 299 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Archbold Bio Stn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00080236 · Archbold Bio Stn, FL 73°F mean · 54.2" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 73°F
- RANK-WARM #6,655
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Orlando
- PRCP-WET 54.2"
- SWING-NARROW 21°F
- COMF-TOP 87/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,412 CDD
- STN-1 USC00080236
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Orlando, FL (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every FL station list.
- Archbold Bio (this station) 73°F
- Cold Parrish, FL 73°F
- Hot Bartow, FL 73°F
- Near Orlando, FL 73°F
- Near Melbourne, FL 73°F
Archbold Bio Stn sits in Florida, the #1 hottest U.S. state at 72.6°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Archbold Bio Stn
Archbold Bio Stn: 68/100 · grade C
Archbold Bio Stn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Archbold Bio Stn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 87/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 299 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.0 inches/year | 90/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 72.9°F · 5.4° from 67.5°F | 83/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 141 calendar days | 52/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 54.2 in · 19.2 from 35 in | 31/100 · F |
Archbold Bio Stn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Archbold Bio Stn is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 61.4°F and warmest-month mean 82.1°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 82.1°F
- Coldest month
- 61.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Archbold Bio Stn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Archbold Bio Stn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 3% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Archbold Bio Stn sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 12% wettest
- Archbold Bio Stn's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 96%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Archbold Bio Stn is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Archbold Bio Stn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Archbold Bio Stn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
87 Top 13% score exceeds 87% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Archbold Bio Stn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 57 complete annual observations from 1969 to 2025, ARCHBOLD BIO STN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Archbold Bio Stn primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75°F (24°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 78°F (26°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.3" | 0.0" | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| March | 82°F (28°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| April | 86°F (30°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| May | 90°F (32°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| June | 92°F (33°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 8.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.5 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 8.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.5 |
| August | 93°F (34°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 8.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.8 |
| September | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.0 |
| October | 87°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| November | 81°F (27°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| December | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 1.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Archbold Bio Stn runs from a mild 47°F around January 15 to 94°F at the peak near July 29, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 12 through September 29, covering 141 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs January 1 to December 31.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 47°F around January 15.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 19, when 56% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is March 2 at 19%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 121 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 28 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Archbold Bio Stn.
Where Archbold Bio Stn Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 141 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 54 inches.
Archbold Bio Stn earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
6.9 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
16.3 days with precipitation
16.5 days with precipitation
17.6 days with precipitation
15.6 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
Archbold Bio Stn runs a summer-peaked wet season
47% of Archbold Bio Stn's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 8.8", on an unusually narrow 20.7°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, August, July, taking 47% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: November at 1.7".
- Winter share: 12% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in Archbold Bio Stn, it arrives in quantity
54.2" of precipitation falls across only about 121 wet days here, averaging 0.45 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 121 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.45 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 18
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Archbold Bio Stn's record shows no measurable snowfall
This station measured snowfall across the 1991-2020 period and recorded none: the annual normal is 0.0 inches. That is a measured zero rather than missing data, which is a meaningful distinction here , most stations in the database simply do not report snow at all, and those pages say nothing about it.
A thirty-year normal of zero describes the typical year at this station. It is not a claim that snow has never fallen in the area.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 26
50% probability date
Growing Season
299 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
517
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,412
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Archbold Bio Stn on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (73°F here).
- Corpus Christi, TX 73°F · 0.1°F off
- Imperial, CA 73°F · 0.1°F off
- Alice, TX 73°F · 0.1°F off
- Robstown, TX 73°F · 0.2°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (54.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Aberdeen, MS 54.3" · 0.0" off
- Experiment, GA 54.2" · 0.0" off
- Cullowhee, NC 54.2" · 0.0" off
- Huntsville, AL 54.3" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Archbold Bio Stn's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in Archbold Bio Stn. Cooling totals 3,412 degree days, more than double the 517 heating measure, and the 20.7°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 54.2 inches of precipitation at Archbold Bio Stn. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
Archbold Bio Stn's 20.7°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 73°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
The frost-free window extends for about 299 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Archbold Bio Stn's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Archbold Bio Stn that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Archbold Bio Stn's primary station: ARCHBOLD BIO STN (USC00080236). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Archbold Bio Stn; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Archbold Bio Stn comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.