Ortona Lock 2, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Ortona Lock 2's normal year runs from 49°F January nights to 92°F August afternoons, with 57.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.8°C, January lows of 10°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,449 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOrtona Lock 2
- Station IDUSC00086657
- Location26.79°N 81.30°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Ortona Lock 2 is 85°F and the normal low 64°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ortona Lock 2.
- Jan 74° 49°
- Feb 78° 52°
- Mar 80° 55°
- Apr 85° 60°
- May 88° 65°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 91° 72°
- Aug 92° 73°
- Sep 90° 71°
- Oct 86° 66°
- Nov 80° 58°
- Dec 77° 53°
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 Ortona Lock 2 each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 49°F. The most precipitation falls in June (10.31 in), the least in November (1.34 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74°F | 49°F | 61.7°F | 2.21 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 78°F | 52°F | 64.7°F | 1.92 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 80°F | 55°F | 67.5°F | 2.83 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 85°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 3.06 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 65°F | 76.5°F | 4.62 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 90°F | 70°F | 80.0°F | 10.31 | 17 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 91°F | 72°F | 81.4°F | 9.04 | 17 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 82.1°F | 9.15 | 20 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 90°F | 71°F | 80.4°F | 7.47 | 16 | 18 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 66°F | 75.9°F | 3.34 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 80°F | 58°F | 69.1°F | 1.34 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 77°F | 53°F | 64.6°F | 1.77 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 62°F | 73.0°F | 57.06 | 119 | 115 | 4 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°C | 10°C | 16.5°C | 56 mm |
| February | 26°C | 11°C | 18.2°C | 49 mm |
| March | 27°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 72 mm |
| April | 29°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 78 mm |
| May | 31°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 117 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.7°C | 262 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C | 230 mm |
| August | 33°C | 23°C | 27.8°C | 232 mm |
| September | 32°C | 22°C | 26.9°C | 190 mm |
| October | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C | 85 mm |
| November | 27°C | 15°C | 20.6°C | 34 mm |
| December | 25°C | 11°C | 18.1°C | 45 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086657; 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 Ortona Lock 2?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, November and December. Of those, March 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 USC00086657.
When is the last frost at Ortona Lock 2?
In Ortona Lock 2, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 27 in half of years and after February 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before January 11 in half of years and before December 18 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 69% of years here (NOAA).
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 271 year in 10 after February 27; 9 in 10 after January 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- January 111 year in 10 before December 18; 9 in 10 before February 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 348 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 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ortona Lock 2 in zone 10a in ZIP code 33935, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 10a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 30°F (15 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 USC00086657; 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 at Ortona Lock 2?
In a normal year in Ortona Lock 2, 115 days a year reach 90°F, 4 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 119 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 115a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 119a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00086657.
How sunny is it at Ortona Lock 2?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Ortona Lock 2, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Ortona Lock 2 record?
A normal year at Ortona Lock 2 brings 439 heating degree days, 92% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,386 cooling degree days, 3.7 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,441 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 153 | 51 |
| February | 89 | 80 |
| March | 51 | 129 |
| April | 7 | 228 |
| May | 0 | 355 |
| June | 0 | 452 |
| July | 0 | 510 |
| August | 0 | 529 |
| September | 0 | 464 |
| October | 4 | 342 |
| November | 33 | 157 |
| December | 102 | 91 |
| Year (annual) | 439 | 3,386 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086657. 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 Ortona Lock 2's climate compare?
Ortona Lock 2 is warmer than 57 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 74. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 73.0°F is warmer than 97%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ortona Lock 2 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 Ortona Lock 2 share this climate record?
Pioneer has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Pioneer, FL612 people · 7 mi SE
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 Ortona Lock 2's climate
What is the coldest month at Ortona Lock 2?
January, with a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 49°F. The warmest is August (92°F by day, 73°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Ortona Lock 2?
June, with 10.31 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 1.34 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ortona Lock 2 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ortona Lock 2 in zone 10a in ZIP code 33935, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 30°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 10a.
How late can frost come at Ortona Lock 2?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 27; in one year in ten it comes after February 27. Waiting until February 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- La Belle, FL8 miles from this station, 73.7°F a year
- Moore Haven, FL14 miles from this station, 73.2°F a year
- Devils Garden, FL16 miles from this station, 74.3°F a year
- Clewiston, FL16 miles from this station, 74.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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