Bushnell, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bushnell's normal year runs from 43°F January nights to 91°F August afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.9°C, January lows of 6°C, August highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationBushnell (1 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00081163
- Location28.67°N 82.09°W
- Elevation80 ft (24 m)
- Population3,193
On October 12, the normal high in Bushnell is 85°F and the normal low 62°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bushnell.
- Jan 69° 43°
- Feb 73° 46°
- Mar 77° 49°
- Apr 82° 55°
- May 88° 62°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 89° 68°
- Oct 84° 60°
- Nov 77° 51°
- Dec 72° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Bushnell each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 43°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69°F | 43°F | 56.1°F | – | <1 | 4 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 73°F | 46°F | 59.4°F | – | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 77°F | 49°F | 63.0°F | – | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 55°F | 68.8°F | – | 3 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 62°F | 74.7°F | – | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 78.9°F | – | 19 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.2°F | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.4°F | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 89°F | 68°F | 78.6°F | – | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 84°F | 60°F | 72.1°F | – | 4 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 77°F | 51°F | 64.1°F | – | <1 | 1 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 72°F | 46°F | 58.9°F | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 82°F | 57°F | 69.6°F | – | 102 | 8 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 6°C | 13.4°C |
| February | 23°C | 8°C | 15.2°C |
| March | 25°C | 10°C | 17.2°C |
| April | 28°C | 13°C | 20.4°C |
| May | 31°C | 17°C | 23.7°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.8°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C |
| September | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C |
| October | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C |
| November | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| December | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00081163; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Bushnell?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00081163.
When is the last frost in Bushnell?
In Bushnell, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 2 in half of years and after March 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 5 in half of years and before November 14 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 21 year in 10 after March 25; 9 in 10 after January 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 51 year in 10 before November 14; 9 in 10 before January 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 281 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 313 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 11 in half of springs and before December 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bushnell in zone 9a in ZIP code 33513.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00081163; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Bushnell?
In a normal year in Bushnell, 102 days a year reach 90°F and 8 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 102a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1918) is 104°F, on June 4, 1985; the lowest is 12°F, on January 14, 1981.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1960, with 77.11 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00081163; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00081163. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bushnell?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bushnell, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (86%) and July the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.4 |
| February | 78% | 4.1 |
| March | 82% | 5.3 |
| April | 85% | 6.3 |
| May | 86% | 6.7 |
| June | 79% | 6.0 |
| July | 76% | 5.7 |
| August | 77% | 5.5 |
| September | 80% | 5.1 |
| October | 84% | 4.6 |
| November | 83% | 3.7 |
| December | 79% | 3.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Bushnell need?
A normal year in Bushnell brings 968 heating degree days, 82% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,666 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,261 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 293 | 19 |
| February | 186 | 29 |
| March | 119 | 59 |
| April | 31 | 144 |
| May | 2 | 303 |
| June | 0 | 417 |
| July | 0 | 473 |
| August | 0 | 477 |
| September | 0 | 407 |
| October | 16 | 236 |
| November | 103 | 75 |
| December | 218 | 29 |
| Year (annual) | 968 | 2,666 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00081163. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Bushnell been warmer than normal lately?
Over 37 complete years from 1938 to 2019, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.7°F per century (+0.20°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bushnell's climate compare?
Bushnell is warmer than 27 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 69.6°F is warmer than 95%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Bushnell share this climate record?
6 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Wildwood, FL19,031 people · 11 mi NE
- Mascotte, FL9,150 people · 12 mi E
- Lake Panasoffkee, FL4,525 people · 8 mi N
- Center Hill, FL1,055 people · 5 mi SE
- Webster, FL965 people · 4 mi SE
- Coleman, FL789 people · 10 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Bushnell's climate
What is the coldest month in Bushnell?
January, with a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 43°F. The warmest is August (91°F by day, 70°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Bushnell in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bushnell in zone 9a in ZIP code 33513.
How late can frost come in Bushnell?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 2; in one year in ten it comes after March 25. Waiting until March 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Inverness, FL17 miles from this station, 69.8°F a year
- Brooksville Chinsegut Hill, FL17 miles from this station, 72.1°F a year
- Leesburg, FL20 miles from this station, 72.8°F a year
- Lisbon, FL24 miles from this station, 70.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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