Moore Haven, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Moore Haven's normal year runs from 50°F January nights to 92°F August afternoons, with 48.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.9°C, January lows of 10°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,235 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMoore Haven Lock 1
- Station IDUSC00085895
- Location26.84°N 81.09°W
- Elevation35 ft (11 m)
- Population1,711
On October 14, the normal high in Moore Haven is 87°F and the normal low 67°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Moore Haven.
- Jan 74° 50°
- Feb 77° 52°
- Mar 81° 55°
- Apr 85° 60°
- May 89° 65°
- Jun 91° 69°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 91° 71°
- Oct 86° 66°
- Nov 80° 59°
- Dec 77° 54°
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 Moore Haven each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 50°F. The most precipitation falls in June (8.43 in), the least in November (1.52 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74°F | 50°F | 62.2°F | 2.15 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 77°F | 52°F | 64.7°F | 2.02 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 81°F | 55°F | 67.5°F | 2.44 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 85°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 2.43 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 65°F | 76.7°F | 3.73 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 91°F | 69°F | 80.2°F | 8.43 | 15 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.5°F | 7.45 | 15 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 92°F | 72°F | 82.0°F | 7.87 | 15 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 91°F | 71°F | 80.9°F | 5.93 | 13 | 18 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 66°F | 76.2°F | 2.89 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 80°F | 59°F | 69.5°F | 1.52 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 77°F | 54°F | 65.2°F | 1.76 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 85°F | 62°F | 73.2°F | 48.62 | 106 | 106 | 1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 55 mm |
| February | 25°C | 11°C | 18.2°C | 51 mm |
| March | 27°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 62 mm |
| April | 29°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 62 mm |
| May | 32°C | 18°C | 24.8°C | 95 mm |
| June | 33°C | 21°C | 26.8°C | 214 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.5°C | 189 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.8°C | 200 mm |
| September | 33°C | 22°C | 27.2°C | 151 mm |
| October | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 73 mm |
| November | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 39 mm |
| December | 25°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 45 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00085895; 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 Moore Haven?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, November and December. Of those, November 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 USC00085895.
When is the last frost in Moore Haven?
In Moore Haven, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 23 in half of years and after February 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before January 11 in half of years and before December 23 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 54% of years here (NOAA).
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 231 year in 10 after February 17; 9 in 10 after December 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- January 111 year in 10 before December 23; 9 in 10 before February 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 361 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 16 in half of springs and before January 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moore Haven in zone 10a in ZIP code 33471, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Moore Haven's NOAA station is in zone 10a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 34°F (26 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 USC00085895; 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 in Moore Haven?
In a normal year in Moore Haven, 106 days a year reach 90°F, 1 night falls to 32°F or colder and 106 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 106a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 106a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1918) is 103°F, on July 8, 1932; the lowest is 23°F, on January 12, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1969, with 64.35 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00085895; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00085895. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Moore Haven?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Moore Haven, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (86%) and June the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.7 |
| February | 84% | 4.5 |
| March | 84% | 5.5 |
| April | 86% | 6.3 |
| May | 84% | 6.5 |
| June | 76% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.7 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 78% | 5.0 |
| October | 83% | 4.6 |
| November | 84% | 3.9 |
| December | 82% | 3.4 |
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 Moore Haven need?
A normal year in Moore Haven brings 418 heating degree days, 92% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,440 cooling degree days, 3.8 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,514 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 145 | 58 |
| February | 87 | 78 |
| March | 50 | 129 |
| April | 10 | 229 |
| May | 1 | 362 |
| June | 0 | 455 |
| July | 0 | 513 |
| August | 0 | 525 |
| September | 0 | 477 |
| October | 3 | 351 |
| November | 28 | 163 |
| December | 96 | 100 |
| Year (annual) | 418 | 3,440 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00085895. 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 Moore Haven been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 74.7°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 73.2°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.7°F | +1.5°F | 49.41 |
Over 72 complete years from 1920 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.7°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00085895; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Moore Haven's climate compare?
Moore Haven is warmer than 62 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 73.2°F is warmer than 98%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Moore Haven 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.
Questions about Moore Haven's climate
What is the coldest month in Moore Haven?
January, with a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 50°F. The warmest is August (92°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Moore Haven?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Moore Haven?
June, with 8.43 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 1.52 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Moore Haven in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Moore Haven in zone 10a in ZIP code 33471, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Moore Haven's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 34°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 10a.
How late can frost come in Moore Haven?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 23; in one year in ten it comes after February 17. Waiting until February 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Clewiston, FL7 miles from this station, 74.0°F a year
- Devils Garden, FL12 miles from this station, 74.3°F a year
- Ortona Lock 2, FL14 miles from this station, 73.0°F a year
- Brighton Reservation, FL14 miles from this station, 74.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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