Orange Springs (2 mi SSW), Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)'s normal year runs from 41°F January nights to 91°F August afternoons, with 55.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.6°C, January lows of 5°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,402 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOrange Springs (2 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSC00086618
- Location29.48°N 81.97°W
- Elevation50 ft (15 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) is 81°F and the normal low 57°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Orange Springs (2 mi SSW).
- Jan 68° 41°
- Feb 71° 45°
- Mar 77° 48°
- Apr 82° 54°
- May 88° 62°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 91° 71°
- Sep 89° 69°
- Oct 83° 60°
- Nov 75° 51°
- Dec 70° 45°
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 Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 41°F. The most precipitation falls in August (7.92 in), the least in November (2.37 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 41°F | 54.5°F | 3.11 | 7 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 71°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | 3.75 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 77°F | 48°F | 62.7°F | 3.73 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 54°F | 68.3°F | 3.76 | 5 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 62°F | 74.9°F | 3.47 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 78.9°F | 7.22 | 14 | 20 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 80.7°F | 7.05 | 15 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 91°F | 71°F | 80.9°F | 7.92 | 16 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 89°F | 69°F | 78.7°F | 7.14 | 11 | 18 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 83°F | 60°F | 71.3°F | 3.04 | 6 | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 75°F | 51°F | 62.9°F | 2.37 | 5 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 70°F | 45°F | 57.2°F | 2.62 | 5 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 57°F | 69.0°F | 55.18 | 104 | 109 | 17 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C | 79 mm |
| February | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 95 mm |
| March | 25°C | 9°C | 17.1°C | 95 mm |
| April | 28°C | 12°C | 20.2°C | 96 mm |
| May | 31°C | 17°C | 23.8°C | 88 mm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 183 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C | 179 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.2°C | 201 mm |
| September | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C | 181 mm |
| October | 28°C | 15°C | 21.8°C | 77 mm |
| November | 24°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 60 mm |
| December | 21°C | 7°C | 14.0°C | 67 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086618; 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 Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, December 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 USC00086618.
When is the last frost at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
In Orange Springs (2 mi SSW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 1 in half of years and after March 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 7 in half of years and before November 16 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
- March 11 year in 10 after March 22; 9 in 10 after January 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 71 year in 10 before November 16; 9 in 10 before January 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 284 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 316 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 9 in half of springs and before December 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) in zone 9a in ZIP code 32182, 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 USC00086618; 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 Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
In a normal year in Orange Springs (2 mi SSW), 109 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 17 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 104 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 109a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 104a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00086618.
How sunny is it at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW), 4.8 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 | 77% | 3.2 |
| February | 75% | 3.9 |
| March | 80% | 5.1 |
| April | 83% | 6.1 |
| May | 83% | 6.4 |
| June | 75% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.3 |
| November | 79% | 3.4 |
| December | 77% | 2.9 |
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 Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) record?
A normal year at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) brings 1,167 heating degree days, 78% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,661 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). One month needs 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,096 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 347 | 20 |
| February | 229 | 21 |
| March | 131 | 60 |
| April | 40 | 137 |
| May | 3 | 309 |
| June | 0 | 416 |
| July | 0 | 487 |
| August | 0 | 491 |
| September | 0 | 412 |
| October | 24 | 220 |
| November | 125 | 60 |
| December | 269 | 29 |
| Year (annual) | 1,167 | 2,661 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086618. 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.
How does Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)'s climate compare?
Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) is warmer than 20 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 61. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 69.0°F is warmer than 94%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) 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 Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) share this climate record?
5 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.
- Lake Kerr, FL1,767 people · 14 mi SE
- Hawthorne, FL1,529 people · 11 mi NW
- Interlachen, FL1,508 people · 11 mi NE
- McIntosh, FL532 people · 15 mi W
- Reddick, FL516 people · 16 mi SW
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 Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
January, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 41°F. The warmest is August (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
August, with 7.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.37 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) in zone 9a in ZIP code 32182, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Orange Springs (2 mi SSW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 1; in one year in ten it comes after March 22. Waiting until March 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ocala, FL23 miles from this station, 71.3°F a year
- Gainesville, FL24 miles from this station, 69.3°F a year
- Crescent City, FL27 miles from this station, 71.3°F a year
- Federal Point, FL32 miles from this station, 70.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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