Crescent City, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Crescent City's normal year runs from 47°F January nights to 91°F August afternoons, with 49.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.8°C, January lows of 8°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,267 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCrescent City
- Station IDUSC00081978
- Location29.43°N 81.52°W
- Elevation53 ft (16 m)
- Population1,724
On October 23, the normal high in Crescent City is 80°F and the normal low 63°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Crescent City.
- Jan 68° 47°
- Feb 71° 50°
- Mar 75° 55°
- Apr 81° 60°
- May 86° 67°
- Jun 89° 72°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 91° 74°
- Sep 88° 73°
- Oct 82° 66°
- Nov 75° 57°
- Dec 70° 51°
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 Crescent City each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 47°F. The most precipitation falls in June (7.57 in), the least in November (2.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 47°F | 57.5°F | 2.82 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 71°F | 50°F | 60.4°F | 2.69 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 75°F | 55°F | 64.9°F | 2.80 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 60°F | 70.5°F | 2.36 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 67°F | 76.3°F | 4.04 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 72°F | 80.7°F | 7.57 | 13 | 15 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 91°F | 74°F | 82.3°F | 6.82 | 14 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 91°F | 74°F | 82.5°F | 7.14 | 14 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 88°F | 73°F | 80.2°F | 5.92 | 12 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 66°F | 73.8°F | 3.47 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 75°F | 57°F | 65.8°F | 2.06 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 70°F | 51°F | 60.2°F | 2.21 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 80°F | 62°F | 71.3°F | 49.90 | 104 | 78 | 4 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 8°C | 14.2°C | 72 mm |
| February | 22°C | 10°C | 15.8°C | 68 mm |
| March | 24°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 71 mm |
| April | 27°C | 16°C | 21.4°C | 60 mm |
| May | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 103 mm |
| June | 32°C | 22°C | 27.1°C | 192 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 27.9°C | 173 mm |
| August | 33°C | 24°C | 28.1°C | 181 mm |
| September | 31°C | 23°C | 26.8°C | 150 mm |
| October | 28°C | 19°C | 23.2°C | 88 mm |
| November | 24°C | 14°C | 18.8°C | 52 mm |
| December | 21°C | 11°C | 15.7°C | 56 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00081978; 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 Crescent City?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00081978.
When is the last frost in Crescent City?
In Crescent City, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 1 in half of years and after February 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before January 8 in half of years and before December 10 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 80% of years here (NOAA).
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- February 11 year in 10 after February 28; 9 in 10 after January 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- January 81 year in 10 before December 10; 9 in 10 before February 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 334 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 22 in half of springs and before January 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crescent City in zone 9b in ZIP code 32112, 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 USC00081978; 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 Crescent City?
In a normal year in Crescent City, 78 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 4 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 104 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 78a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 104a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1912) is 108°F, on June 29, 1988; the lowest is 14°F, on December 26, 1983.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 75.03 in; the snowiest season is 1950–51, with 2.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00081978; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00081978. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Crescent City?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Crescent City, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (83%) and June the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 3.2 |
| February | 75% | 3.9 |
| March | 80% | 5.1 |
| April | 83% | 6.1 |
| May | 83% | 6.4 |
| June | 75% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.3 |
| November | 79% | 3.4 |
| December | 77% | 2.9 |
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 Crescent City need?
A normal year in Crescent City brings 814 heating degree days, 85% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,118 cooling degree days, 3.4 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,844 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 258 | 24 |
| February | 166 | 39 |
| March | 92 | 88 |
| April | 20 | 186 |
| May | 1 | 350 |
| June | 0 | 470 |
| July | 0 | 536 |
| August | 0 | 543 |
| September | 0 | 456 |
| October | 10 | 283 |
| November | 75 | 99 |
| December | 192 | 45 |
| Year (annual) | 814 | 3,118 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00081978. 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 Crescent City's climate compare?
Crescent City is warmer than 39 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 71.3°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Crescent City 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 Crescent City share this climate record?
5 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.
- Bunnell, FL4,120 people · 12 mi E
- Pierson, FL1,563 people · 13 mi S
- Seville, FL1,165 people · 6 mi S
- Pomona Park, FL824 people · 7 mi NW
- Welaka, FL763 people · 10 mi NW
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 Crescent City's climate
What is the coldest month in Crescent City?
January, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 47°F. The warmest is August (91°F by day, 74°F at night).
Does it snow in Crescent City?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Crescent City?
June, with 7.57 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Crescent City in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Crescent City in zone 9b in ZIP code 32112, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Crescent City?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 1; in one year in ten it comes after February 28. Waiting until February 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Federal Point, FL23 miles from this station, 70.0°F a year
- Palm Coast, FL24 miles from this station, 71.4°F a year
- Hastings, FL24 miles from this station, 69.7°F a year
- Orange Springs (2 mi SSW), FL27 miles from this station, 69.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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