Florence, Oregon climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Florence's normal year runs from 37°F December nights to 68°F July afternoons, with 75.5 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.6 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.2°C, December lows of 3°C, July highs of 20°C, 1,918 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFlorence #2
- Station IDUSC00352973
- Location44.00°N 124.09°W
- Elevation75 ft (23 m)
- Population9,504
On October 23, the normal high in Florence is 59°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 55%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Florence.
- Jan 49° 39°
- Feb 51° 37°
- Mar 53° 39°
- Apr 56° 40°
- May 60° 44°
- Jun 64° 46°
- Jul 68° 50°
- Aug 67° 49°
- Sep 66° 47°
- Oct 61° 44°
- Nov 53° 40°
- Dec 48° 37°
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 Florence each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 68°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 37°F. The most precipitation falls in December (12.50 in), the least in July (0.51 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 39°F | 43.9°F | 10.22 | 20 | <1 | 7 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 51°F | 37°F | 44.1°F | 9.35 | 20 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 53°F | 39°F | 45.7°F | 9.33 | 22 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 40°F | 47.7°F | 6.36 | 19 | <1 | 2 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 60°F | 44°F | 51.8°F | 3.87 | 13 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 64°F | 46°F | 54.9°F | 2.85 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 68°F | 50°F | 58.7°F | 0.51 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 67°F | 49°F | 58.3°F | 1.07 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 66°F | 47°F | 56.4°F | 2.26 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 61°F | 44°F | 52.3°F | 5.95 | 15 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 53°F | 40°F | 46.9°F | 11.25 | 20 | <1 | 2 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 48°F | 37°F | 42.5°F | 12.50 | 21 | <1 | 7 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 43°F | 50.3°F | 75.52 | 179 | <1 | 32 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 4°C | 6.6°C | 260 mm |
| February | 11°C | 3°C | 6.7°C | 237 mm |
| March | 12°C | 4°C | 7.6°C | 237 mm |
| April | 13°C | 4°C | 8.7°C | 162 mm |
| May | 16°C | 6°C | 11.0°C | 98 mm |
| June | 18°C | 8°C | 12.7°C | 72 mm |
| July | 20°C | 10°C | 14.8°C | 13 mm |
| August | 20°C | 10°C | 14.6°C | 27 mm |
| September | 19°C | 8°C | 13.6°C | 57 mm |
| October | 16°C | 7°C | 11.3°C | 151 mm |
| November | 12°C | 5°C | 8.3°C | 286 mm |
| December | 9°C | 3°C | 5.8°C | 318 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00352973; 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 Florence?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00352973.
When is the last frost in Florence?
In Florence, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 10 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 in half of years and before October 23 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
- April 101 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after March 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before December 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 220 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 294 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 26 in half of springs and before December 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Florence in zone 9a in ZIP code 97439, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00352973; 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 Florence?
In a normal year in Florence, a 90°F day is rare, 32 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 179 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 32a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 179a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00352973.
How sunny is Florence?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Florence, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.4 |
| February | 63% | 2.2 |
| March | 64% | 3.3 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 72% | 6.1 |
| July | 77% | 6.3 |
| August | 75% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 69% | 2.7 |
| November | 61% | 1.6 |
| December | 57% | 1.1 |
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 Florence need?
A normal year in Florence brings 5,366 heating degree days, 0% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,122 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 654 | 0 |
| February | 584 | 0 |
| March | 598 | 0 |
| April | 521 | 0 |
| May | 409 | 0 |
| June | 302 | 0 |
| July | 196 | 0 |
| August | 207 | 1 |
| September | 260 | 2 |
| October | 393 | 0 |
| November | 545 | 0 |
| December | 699 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,366 | 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00352973. 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 Florence been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.6°F, 0.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.3°F. 1 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.7°F | −0.6°F | 68.91 |
| 2022 | 49.9°F | −0.4°F | 61.49 |
| 2023 | 49.8°F | −0.5°F | 66.10 |
| 2024 | 50.3°F | at normal | 81.40 |
| 2025 | 50.6°F | +0.3°F | 57.97 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00352973. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Florence's climate compare?
Florence is warmer than 36 of the other 104 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 86. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.3°F is warmer than 42%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Florence is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm 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 Florence share this climate record?
Heceta Beach has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Heceta Beach, OR2,220 people · 2 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 Florence's climate
What is the coldest month in Florence?
December, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 37°F. The warmest is July (68°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow in Florence?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.6 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Florence?
December, with 12.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.51 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Florence in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Florence in zone 9a in ZIP code 97439, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Florence?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Honeyman State Park, OR5 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Mapleton, OR12 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Yachats, OR22 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Winchester Bay, OR22 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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