Gainesville Rgnl, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gainesville Rgnl's primary NOAA station, GAINESVILLE RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Gainesville Rgnl
Warm-season cooling demand defines Gainesville Rgnl, Florida, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 69°F. It scores 97/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 97% of them.
- 69°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 97/100
- comfort score, above 97% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.3"
- annual precipitation
- 274 days
- frost-free growing season
Gainesville Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00012816 · Gainesville Rgnl, FL 69°F mean · 48.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-NARROW · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 69°F
- RANK-WARM #6,449
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mayo
- PRCP-MID 48.3"
- SWING-NARROW 27°F
- COMF-TOP 97/100
- LOAD-COOL 2,741 CDD
- STN-1 USW00012816
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mayo, FL ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every FL station list.
- Hot Gainesville, FL 70°F
- Near Jacksonville Cr…, FL 70°F
- Gainesville Rgnl (this station) 69°F
- Cold Apalachicola, FL 69°F
- Near Mayo, FL 69°F
Gainesville Rgnl sits in Florida, the #1 hottest U.S. state at 72.6°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Gainesville Rgnl
Gainesville Rgnl: 83/100 · grade B
Gainesville Rgnl publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gainesville Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 97/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 274 days/year | 96/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 69.3°F · 1.8° from 67.5°F | 94/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.0 inches/year | 90/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 81 calendar days | 82/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 48.3 in · 13.3 from 35 in | 53/100 · D |
Gainesville Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gainesville Rgnl is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 54.8°F and warmest-month mean 81.4°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.4°F
- Coldest month
- 54.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Gainesville Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gainesville Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 6% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Gainesville Rgnl sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 23% wettest
- Gainesville Rgnl's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 93%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Gainesville Rgnl is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gainesville Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gainesville Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
97 Top 3% score exceeds 97% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Gainesville Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 48 complete annual observations from 1961 to 2023, GAINESVILLE RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.08°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Gainesville Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.08 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67°F (19°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 71°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 76°F (24°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| April | 82°F (28°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| May | 87°F (31°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.4 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 7.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.4 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 6.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.2 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 6.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.9 |
| September | 88°F (31°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| October | 82°F (28°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| November | 75°F (24°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 69°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 3.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Gainesville Rgnl runs from a mild 42°F around January 10 to 91°F at the peak near July 15, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 8 through August 27, covering 81 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 10 to December 11.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 42°F around January 10.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 22, when 53% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 5 at 19%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 114 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gainesville Rgnl.
Where Gainesville Rgnl Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 81 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Gainesville Rgnl earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
8.2 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
14.9 days with precipitation
15.9 days with precipitation
16.1 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
Gainesville Rgnl runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Gainesville Rgnl's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 7.6", on an unusually narrow 26.6°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, July, August, taking 43% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: November at 1.8".
- Winter share: 18% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in Gainesville Rgnl, it arrives in quantity
48.3" of precipitation falls across only about 114 wet days here, averaging 0.42 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 114 a year, 31% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 16
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Gainesville Rgnl's record shows no measurable snowfall
This station measured snowfall across the 1991-2020 period and recorded none: the annual normal is 0.0 inches. That is a measured zero rather than missing data, which is a meaningful distinction here , most stations in the database simply do not report snow at all, and those pages say nothing about it.
A thirty-year normal of zero describes the typical year at this station. It is not a claim that snow has never fallen in the area.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 2
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 3
50% probability date
Growing Season
274 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,139
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,741
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Gainesville Rgnl on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (69°F here).
- Alvin, TX 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Fargo, GA 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Dauphin Island, AL 69°F · 0.1°F off
- Galliano, LA 69°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Buckley, WA 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Carmi, IL 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Williamson, WV 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Apex, NC 48.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Gainesville Rgnl's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in Gainesville Rgnl. Cooling totals 2,741 degree days, more than double the 1,139 heating measure, and the 26.6°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 48.3 inches of precipitation at Gainesville Rgnl. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
Gainesville Rgnl's 26.6°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 69°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
The frost-free window extends for about 274 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Gainesville Rgnl's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Gainesville Rgnl that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Gainesville Rgnl's primary station: GAINESVILLE RGNL AP (USW00012816). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Gainesville Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gainesville Rgnl comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.