NW Florida Beaches International Airport, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
NW Florida Beaches International Airport's normal year runs from 42°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 59.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.2°C, January lows of 6°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,512 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNW Florida Beaches International Airport
- Station IDUSW00073805
- Location30.35°N 85.79°W
- Elevation57 ft (17 m)
On October 23, the normal high in NW Florida Beaches International Airport is 79°F and the normal low 56°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for NW Florida Beaches International Airport.
- Jan 63° 42°
- Feb 67° 45°
- Mar 72° 50°
- Apr 79° 56°
- May 86° 63°
- Jun 89° 71°
- Jul 91° 73°
- Aug 90° 74°
- Sep 88° 70°
- Oct 81° 59°
- Nov 73° 48°
- Dec 66° 44°
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 NW Florida Beaches International Airport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 42°F. The most precipitation falls in August (7.13 in), the least in May (3.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 42°F | 52.5°F | 4.69 | – | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 45°F | 55.8°F | 4.77 | – | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 72°F | 50°F | 61.0°F | 5.24 | – | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 56°F | 67.1°F | 4.94 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 63°F | 74.2°F | 3.00 | – | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 71°F | 80.2°F | 5.72 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 73°F | 82.1°F | 6.76 | – | 21 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 90°F | 74°F | 81.8°F | 7.13 | – | 21 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 70°F | 78.9°F | 5.07 | – | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 59°F | 70.1°F | 3.54 | – | 4 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 48°F | 60.7°F | 4.20 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 66°F | 44°F | 54.7°F | 4.47 | – | <1 | 3 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 58°F | 68.3°F | 59.53 | – | 88 | 14 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 6°C | 11.4°C | 119 mm |
| February | 19°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 121 mm |
| March | 22°C | 10°C | 16.1°C | 133 mm |
| April | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 125 mm |
| May | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 76 mm |
| June | 32°C | 22°C | 26.8°C | 145 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 27.8°C | 172 mm |
| August | 32°C | 23°C | 27.7°C | 181 mm |
| September | 31°C | 21°C | 26.1°C | 129 mm |
| October | 27°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 90 mm |
| November | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 107 mm |
| December | 19°C | 7°C | 12.6°C | 114 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00073805; 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 NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USW00073805.
When is the last frost at NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
In NW Florida Beaches International Airport, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 25 in half of years and after March 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 1 in half of years and before November 11 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
- February 251 year in 10 after March 19; 9 in 10 after January 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 11 year in 10 before November 11; 9 in 10 before January 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 280 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 317 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 7 in half of springs and before December 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts NW Florida Beaches International Airport in zone 9a in ZIP code 32409, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00073805; 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 at NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
In a normal year in NW Florida Beaches International Airport, 88 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 14 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 88a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00073805.
How sunny is it at NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at NW Florida Beaches International Airport, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.1 |
| February | 74% | 3.7 |
| March | 79% | 5.0 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 84% | 6.6 |
| June | 78% | 6.1 |
| July | 78% | 5.8 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 80% | 5.0 |
| October | 83% | 4.4 |
| November | 82% | 3.6 |
| December | 75% | 2.8 |
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 NW Florida Beaches International Airport record?
A normal year at NW Florida Beaches International Airport brings 1,408 heating degree days, 74% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,621 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,879 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 396 | 10 |
| February | 268 | 11 |
| March | 163 | 38 |
| April | 41 | 104 |
| May | 3 | 288 |
| June | 0 | 456 |
| July | 0 | 532 |
| August | 0 | 521 |
| September | 0 | 417 |
| October | 31 | 187 |
| November | 170 | 43 |
| December | 336 | 16 |
| Year (annual) | 1,408 | 2,621 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00073805. 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 NW Florida Beaches International Airport been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 70.5°F, 2.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 68.3°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.2°F | −0.1°F | 89.02 |
| 2022 | 68.4°F | +0.1°F | 59.16 |
| 2023 | 70.6°F | +2.3°F | 60.34 |
| 2024 | 70.5°F | +2.2°F | 60.19 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00073805. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does NW Florida Beaches International Airport's climate compare?
NW Florida Beaches International Airport is warmer than 13 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 77. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 68.3°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, NW Florida Beaches International Airport 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 NW Florida Beaches International Airport 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.
- Panama City Beach, FL19,955 people · 10 mi SW
- Laguna Beach, FL4,367 people · 12 mi SW
- Ebro, FL246 people · 8 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 NW Florida Beaches International Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
January, with a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 42°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 73°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
August, with 7.13 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 3.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is NW Florida Beaches International Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts NW Florida Beaches International Airport in zone 9a in ZIP code 32409, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at NW Florida Beaches International Airport?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 25; in one year in ten it comes after March 19. Waiting until March 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lynn Haven, FL11 miles from this station, 69.4°F a year
- Panama City, FL11 miles from this station, 69.7°F a year
- De Funiak Springs (1 mi E), FL32 miles from this station, 67.5°F a year
- Chipley, FL33 miles from this station, 67.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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