Ocala, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Ocala's primary NOAA station, OCALA.
The climate verdict for Ocala
Warm-season cooling demand defines Ocala, Florida, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 71°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 71°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 51.6"
- precipitation, annual total
- 290 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Ocala: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00086414 · Ocala, FL 71°F mean · 51.6" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 71°F
- RANK-WARM #6,587
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mt Plymouth
- PRCP-WET 51.6"
- SWING-NARROW 24°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,104 CDD
- STN-1 USC00086414
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mt Plymouth, FL (+ 0 °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 Daytona Beach, FL 72°F
- Ocala (this station) 71°F
- Cold St Augustine Li…, FL 71°F
- Near Mt Plymouth, FL 71°F
- Near Palm Coast, FL 71°F
Ocala 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 · Ocala
Ocala: 75/100 · grade B
Ocala publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Ocala, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 290 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 71.3°F · 3.8° from 67.5°F | 89/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 110 calendar days | 70/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 51.6 in · 16.6 from 35 in | 41/100 · D |
Ocala · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Ocala is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 58.1°F and warmest-month mean 82.1°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
- 82.1°F
- Coldest month
- 58.1°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 Ocala sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Ocala's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 4% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Ocala sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 16% wettest
- Ocala's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 95%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Ocala is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Ocala compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Ocala's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Ocala's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 72 complete annual observations from 1894 to 2025, OCALA warmed at a fitted rate of 0.07°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Ocala primary station fitted change +0.07 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71°F (21°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 3.4" | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 74°F (23°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 2.9" | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 79°F (26°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 3.7" | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| April | 84°F (29°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 2.2" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| May | 89°F (32°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| June | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.4" | 0.0 | 20.4 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 6.9" | 0.0 | 25.1 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 7.1" | 0.0 | 23.9 |
| September | 90°F (32°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 6.5" | 0.0 | 17.6 |
| October | 84°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.2" | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| November | 77°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 2.1" | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| December | 72°F (22°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 2.7" | 1.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Ocala runs from a mild 45°F around January 11 to 92°F at the peak near July 21, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 26 through September 12, covering 110 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs January 1 to December 31.
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 45°F around January 11.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 2, when 57% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 6 at 20%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 122 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 21 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Ocala.
Where Ocala Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 110 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 52 inches.
Ocala earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.6 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
15.6 days with precipitation
16.8 days with precipitation
18.0 days with precipitation
13.1 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
Ocala runs a summer-peaked wet season
41% of Ocala'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 7.4", on an unusually narrow 24°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, August, July, taking 41% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: November at 2.1".
- Winter share: 17% 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 Ocala, it arrives in quantity
51.6" of precipitation falls across only about 121 wet days here, averaging 0.43 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 121 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.43 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 18
- 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
290 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
791
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,104
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Ocala 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 (71°F here).
- Bouse, AZ 71°F · 0.0°F off
- Point Comfort, TX 71°F · 0.0°F off
- Freeport, TX 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Galveston, TX 71°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (51.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Belington, WV 51.6" · 0.0" off
- Booneville, AR 51.6" · 0.0" off
- Camden, TN 51.6" · 0.0" off
- Wise, VA 51.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Ocala's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in Ocala. Cooling totals 3,104 degree days, more than double the 791 heating measure, and the 24.0°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 51.6 inches of precipitation at Ocala. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
Ocala's 24.0°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 71°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 290 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 Ocala'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 Ocala 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 Ocala's primary station: OCALA (USC00086414). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 1250750). Match rule for Ocala: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Ocala 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.