Federal Point, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Federal Point's normal year runs from 47°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 51.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.1°C, January lows of 8°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,306 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFederal Point
- Station IDUSC00082915
- Location29.75°N 81.54°W
- Elevation5 ft (2 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Federal Point is 78°F and the normal low 63°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Federal Point.
- Jan 65° 47°
- Feb 68° 50°
- Mar 74° 54°
- Apr 80° 59°
- May 85° 65°
- Jun 88° 71°
- Jul 90° 73°
- Aug 89° 73°
- Sep 86° 71°
- Oct 80° 65°
- Nov 73° 57°
- Dec 67° 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 at Federal Point each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 47°F. The most precipitation falls in June (7.77 in), the least in November (1.98 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 47°F | 55.8°F | 2.85 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 68°F | 50°F | 59.1°F | 2.58 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 74°F | 54°F | 63.8°F | 3.10 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 59°F | 69.5°F | 2.50 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 65°F | 75.3°F | 3.47 | 8 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 88°F | 71°F | 79.6°F | 7.77 | 16 | 17 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 90°F | 73°F | 81.4°F | 6.36 | 16 | 22 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 89°F | 73°F | 81.1°F | 6.72 | 18 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 71°F | 78.5°F | 7.31 | 15 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 65°F | 72.5°F | 4.54 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 57°F | 64.6°F | 1.98 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 67°F | 51°F | 58.7°F | 2.22 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 61°F | 70.0°F | 51.40 | 128 | 76 | 3 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 8°C | 13.2°C | 72 mm |
| February | 20°C | 10°C | 15.1°C | 66 mm |
| March | 23°C | 12°C | 17.7°C | 79 mm |
| April | 26°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 64 mm |
| May | 30°C | 19°C | 24.1°C | 88 mm |
| June | 31°C | 22°C | 26.4°C | 197 mm |
| July | 32°C | 23°C | 27.4°C | 162 mm |
| August | 32°C | 23°C | 27.3°C | 171 mm |
| September | 30°C | 22°C | 25.8°C | 186 mm |
| October | 27°C | 18°C | 22.5°C | 115 mm |
| November | 23°C | 14°C | 18.1°C | 50 mm |
| December | 19°C | 10°C | 14.8°C | 56 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00082915; 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 Federal Point?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00082915.
When is the last frost at Federal Point?
In Federal Point, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 31 in half of years and after February 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before January 4 in half of years and before December 7 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 83% of years here (NOAA).
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 311 year in 10 after February 28; 9 in 10 after January 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- January 41 year in 10 before December 7; 9 in 10 before February 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 337 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 21 in half of springs and before January 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Federal Point in zone 9b in ZIP code 32131, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 9b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 28°F (21 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00082915; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Federal Point?
In a normal year in Federal Point, 76 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 3 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 128 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 76a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 128a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 107°F, on August 14, 1993; the lowest is 11°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2017, with 78.78 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00082915; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00082915. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Federal Point?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Federal Point, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Federal Point record?
A normal year at Federal Point brings 938 heating degree days, 83% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,776 cooling degree days, 3.1 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,394 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 298 | 13 |
| February | 189 | 23 |
| March | 102 | 64 |
| April | 21 | 155 |
| May | 1 | 320 |
| June | 0 | 437 |
| July | 0 | 508 |
| August | 0 | 498 |
| September | 0 | 405 |
| October | 12 | 245 |
| November | 91 | 80 |
| December | 224 | 30 |
| Year (annual) | 938 | 2,776 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00082915. 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.
Have recent years at Federal Point been warmer than normal?
Over 70 complete years from 1893 to 2018, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted -0.3°F per century (−0.01°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 Federal Point's climate compare?
Federal Point is warmer than 32 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 29. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 70.0°F is warmer than 95%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Federal Point 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 Federal Point share this climate record?
3 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.
- Palatka, FL10,867 people · 11 mi SW
- Green Cove Springs, FL10,087 people · 18 mi NW
- East Palatka, FL1,536 people · 8 mi SW
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 Federal Point's climate
What is the coldest month at Federal Point?
January, with a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 47°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Federal Point?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Federal Point?
June, with 7.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 1.98 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Federal Point in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Federal Point in zone 9b in ZIP code 32131, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 28°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 9b.
How late can frost come at Federal Point?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 31; 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
- Hastings, FL4 miles from this station, 69.7°F a year
- St. Augustine, FL17 miles from this station, 71.2°F a year
- Palm Coast, FL22 miles from this station, 71.4°F a year
- Crescent City, FL23 miles from this station, 71.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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