Chactaw NOLF Milton, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Chactaw NOLF Milton's normal year runs from 41°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 63.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.1°C, January lows of 5°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,614 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationChactaw NOLF Milton
- Station IDUSW00053848
- Location30.51°N 86.96°W
- Elevation102 ft (31 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Chactaw NOLF Milton is 78°F and the normal low 55°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Chactaw NOLF Milton.
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 67° 44°
- Mar 73° 50°
- Apr 79° 56°
- May 85° 64°
- Jun 89° 72°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 90° 73°
- Sep 88° 69°
- Oct 80° 58°
- Nov 71° 48°
- Dec 64° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Chactaw NOLF Milton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 41°F. The most precipitation falls in August (8.58 in), the least in May (3.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 41°F | 52.1°F | 4.73 | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 44°F | 55.6°F | 4.72 | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 73°F | 50°F | 61.5°F | 5.06 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 56°F | 67.3°F | 5.19 | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 64°F | 74.3°F | 3.39 | – | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 72°F | 80.5°F | 6.05 | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 74°F | 82.3°F | 7.26 | – | 21 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 90°F | 73°F | 81.9°F | 8.58 | – | 22 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 69°F | 78.7°F | 5.62 | – | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 58°F | 69.0°F | 3.75 | – | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 71°F | 48°F | 59.7°F | 4.35 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 64°F | 44°F | 54.0°F | 4.85 | – | <1 | 4 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 58°F | 68.1°F | 63.55 | – | 86 | 23 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 120 mm |
| February | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 120 mm |
| March | 23°C | 10°C | 16.4°C | 129 mm |
| April | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 132 mm |
| May | 29°C | 18°C | 23.5°C | 86 mm |
| June | 32°C | 22°C | 26.9°C | 154 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 27.9°C | 184 mm |
| August | 32°C | 23°C | 27.7°C | 218 mm |
| September | 31°C | 21°C | 25.9°C | 143 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 95 mm |
| November | 22°C | 9°C | 15.4°C | 110 mm |
| December | 18°C | 7°C | 12.2°C | 123 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Milton (22 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053848; 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.
Which months are mildest at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, May, October and November.
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 USW00053848.
When is the last frost at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
In Chactaw NOLF Milton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 1 in half of years and after March 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 27 in half of years and before November 6 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 11 year in 10 after March 23; 9 in 10 after January 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 271 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 273 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 306 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 9 in half of springs and before December 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chactaw NOLF Milton in zone 9a in ZIP code 32583, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00053848; 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 at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
In a normal year in Chactaw NOLF Milton, 86 days a year reach 90°F (5 of them 100°F or more) and 23 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 86a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053848.
How sunny is it at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Chactaw NOLF Milton, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (86%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 80% | 5.0 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 86% | 6.7 |
| June | 81% | 6.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 82% | 5.2 |
| October | 84% | 4.5 |
| November | 83% | 3.6 |
| December | 73% | 2.8 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Chactaw NOLF Milton record?
A normal year at Chactaw NOLF Milton brings 1,502 heating degree days, 72% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,644 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,849 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 413 | 14 |
| February | 278 | 15 |
| March | 158 | 50 |
| April | 49 | 117 |
| May | 5 | 294 |
| June | 0 | 465 |
| July | 0 | 535 |
| August | 0 | 524 |
| September | 1 | 411 |
| October | 43 | 167 |
| November | 198 | 38 |
| December | 357 | 16 |
| Year (annual) | 1,502 | 2,644 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053848. 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.
How does Chactaw NOLF Milton's climate compare?
Chactaw NOLF Milton is warmer than 13 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 68.1°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Chactaw NOLF Milton is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Chactaw NOLF Milton share this climate record?
8 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.
- Navarre, FL38,988 people · 8 mi SE
- Midway, FL20,745 people · 8 mi SW
- Bagdad, FL4,285 people · 7 mi NW
- Tiger Point, FL3,453 people · 10 mi SW
- Woodlawn Beach, FL3,328 people · 9 mi S
- Holley, FL2,595 people · 5 mi SE
- Navarre Beach, FL1,583 people · 10 mi SE
- Dickerson City, FL74 people · 7 mi W
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 Chactaw NOLF Milton's climate
What is the coldest month at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
January, with a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 41°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 74°F at night).
Does it snow at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Milton (22 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
August, with 8.58 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 3.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Chactaw NOLF Milton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Chactaw NOLF Milton in zone 9a in ZIP code 32583, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Chactaw NOLF Milton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 1; in one year in ten it comes after March 23. Waiting until March 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pensacola, FL14 miles from this station, 69.4°F a year
- Whiting Field Naval Air Station South, FL14 miles from this station, 69.2°F a year
- Ferry Pass, FL14 miles from this station, 68.6°F a year
- Whiting Field Naval Air Station, FL15 miles from this station, 66.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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