Lake Butler, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lake Butler's normal year runs from 49°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 53.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.6°C, January lows of 9°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,362 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOrlando W
- Station IDUSC00086634
- Location28.51°N 81.55°W
- Elevation150 ft (46 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)17,242
On October 14, the normal high in Lake Butler is 85°F and the normal low 66°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Butler.
- Jan 71° 49°
- Feb 75° 51°
- Mar 79° 55°
- Apr 84° 59°
- May 89° 66°
- Jun 92° 71°
- Jul 93° 73°
- Aug 92° 73°
- Sep 91° 72°
- Oct 85° 65°
- Nov 79° 57°
- Dec 73° 52°
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 Lake Butler each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 49°F. The most precipitation falls in June (8.14 in), the least in November (2.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71°F | 49°F | 60.0°F | 2.97 | – | <1 | 1 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 75°F | 51°F | 62.8°F | 2.34 | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 79°F | 55°F | 66.7°F | 3.17 | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 84°F | 59°F | 71.2°F | 3.08 | – | 6 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 66°F | 77.5°F | 4.22 | – | 15 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 92°F | 71°F | 81.5°F | 8.14 | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 93°F | 73°F | 82.8°F | 7.65 | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 82.8°F | 7.81 | – | 27 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 91°F | 72°F | 81.4°F | 6.02 | – | 23 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 85°F | 65°F | 75.2°F | 3.75 | – | 10 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 79°F | 57°F | 67.8°F | 2.06 | – | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 73°F | 52°F | 62.6°F | 2.43 | – | <1 | <1 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 62°F | 72.7°F | 53.64 | – | 129 | 2 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°C | 9°C | 15.6°C | 75 mm |
| February | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 59 mm |
| March | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 81 mm |
| April | 29°C | 15°C | 21.8°C | 78 mm |
| May | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 107 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.5°C | 207 mm |
| July | 34°C | 23°C | 28.2°C | 194 mm |
| August | 34°C | 23°C | 28.2°C | 198 mm |
| September | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C | 153 mm |
| October | 29°C | 19°C | 24.0°C | 95 mm |
| November | 26°C | 14°C | 19.9°C | 52 mm |
| December | 23°C | 11°C | 17.0°C | 62 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086634; 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 Lake Butler?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December.
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 USC00086634.
When is the last frost in Lake Butler?
In Lake Butler, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 28 in half of years and after February 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before January 9 in half of years and before December 18 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 70% of years here (NOAA).
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 281 year in 10 after February 26; 9 in 10 after January 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- January 91 year in 10 before December 18; 9 in 10 before February 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 343 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 20 in half of springs and before January 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Butler in zone 10a in ZIP code 34786.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00086634; 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 Lake Butler?
In a normal year in Lake Butler, 129 days a year reach 90°F and 2 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 129a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00086634.
How sunny is Lake Butler?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lake Butler, 4.9 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 | 79% | 3.5 |
| February | 77% | 4.1 |
| March | 81% | 5.2 |
| April | 83% | 6.1 |
| May | 83% | 6.5 |
| June | 75% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.7 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.9 |
| October | 81% | 4.4 |
| November | 81% | 3.6 |
| December | 79% | 3.1 |
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 Lake Butler need?
A normal year in Lake Butler brings 573 heating degree days, 89% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,391 cooling degree days, 3.7 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,323 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 191 | 37 |
| February | 117 | 56 |
| March | 65 | 118 |
| April | 11 | 197 |
| May | 0 | 386 |
| June | 0 | 493 |
| July | 0 | 552 |
| August | 0 | 550 |
| September | 0 | 492 |
| October | 6 | 320 |
| November | 47 | 132 |
| December | 135 | 60 |
| Year (annual) | 573 | 3,391 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086634. 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 Lake Butler been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 73.4°F, 0.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 72.7°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.3°F | +0.6°F | 50.27 |
| 2022 | 73.7°F | +1.0°F | 72.97 |
| 2023 | 73.9°F | +1.2°F | 43.64 |
| 2024 | 73.4°F | +0.7°F | 61.43 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00086634. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lake Butler's climate compare?
Lake Butler is warmer than 54 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 55. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 72.7°F is warmer than 97%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lake Butler 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 Lake Butler share this climate record?
17 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.
- Pine Hills, FLalso near: Orlando Executive Airport (9 mi, 73.8°F a year); Orlando (13 mi, 73.0°F a year)82,264 people · 7 mi NE
- Horizon West, FLalso near: Clermont (7 mi, 73.6°F a year); Kissimmee (16 mi, 72.5°F a year)62,152 people · 6 mi SW
- Ocoee, FLalso near: Orlando Executive Airport (12 mi, 73.8°F a year); Clermont (14 mi, 73.6°F a year)51,269 people · 5 mi N
- Winter Garden, FL48,771 people · 4 mi NW
- Doctor Phillips, FL12,458 people · 6 mi SE
- Orlovista, FL6,928 people · 6 mi NE
- Clarcona, FL4,636 people · 9 mi N
- Bay Hill, FL4,214 people · 4 mi SE
- Oakland, FL3,796 people · 6 mi NW
- Windermere, FL3,223 people · 1 mi SE
- Tangelo Park, FL2,103 people · 7 mi SE
- Montverde, FL1,811 people · 10 mi NW
- Gotha, FL1,179 people · 2 mi NE
- Paradise Heights, FL950 people · 8 mi N
- Tildenville, FL104 people · 4 mi NW
- Lake Buena Vista, FL25 people · 9 mi S
- Bay Lake, FL23 people · 8 mi S
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 Lake Butler's climate
What is the coldest month in Lake Butler?
January, with a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 49°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 73°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Lake Butler?
June, with 8.14 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lake Butler in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lake Butler in zone 10a in ZIP code 34786.
How late can frost come in Lake Butler?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 28; in one year in ten it comes after February 26. Waiting until February 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Clermont, FL11 miles from this station, 73.6°F a year
- Orlando Executive Airport, FL13 miles from this station, 73.8°F a year
- Orlando, FL14 miles from this station, 73.0°F a year
- Kissimmee, FL17 miles from this station, 72.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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