Panacea, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Panacea's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.9°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationPanacea (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00086828
- Location30.00°N 84.48°W
- Elevation6 ft (2 m)
- Population (census place)1,039
On October 23, the normal high in Panacea is 80°F and the normal low 55°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Panacea.
- Jan 64° 39°
- Feb 67° 43°
- Mar 73° 48°
- Apr 80° 54°
- May 86° 62°
- Jun 89° 70°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 91° 72°
- Sep 88° 69°
- Oct 82° 58°
- Nov 73° 47°
- Dec 66° 42°
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 Panacea each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F | 39°F | 51.7°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 43°F | 54.7°F | – | <1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 73°F | 48°F | 60.6°F | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 54°F | 67.4°F | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 62°F | 73.9°F | – | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 79.6°F | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 92°F | 72°F | 81.9°F | – | 22 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 91°F | 72°F | 81.8°F | – | 22 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 69°F | 78.0°F | – | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 58°F | 70.1°F | – | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 47°F | 60.0°F | – | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 66°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 56°F | 67.8°F | – | 89 | 34 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C |
| February | 19°C | 6°C | 12.6°C |
| March | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C |
| April | 27°C | 12°C | 19.7°C |
| May | 30°C | 17°C | 23.3°C |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C |
| October | 28°C | 14°C | 21.2°C |
| November | 23°C | 8°C | 15.6°C |
| December | 19°C | 6°C | 12.3°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086828; 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 Panacea?
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 USC00086828.
When is the last frost in Panacea?
In Panacea, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 8 in half of years and after March 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 22 in half of years and before November 6 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 81 year in 10 after March 26; 9 in 10 after February 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 221 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 262 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 289 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 26 in half of springs and before December 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Panacea in zone 9a in ZIP code 32346, 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 USC00086828; 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 in Panacea?
In a normal year in Panacea, 89 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 34 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 89a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 34a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00086828.
How sunny is Panacea?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Panacea, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.2 |
| February | 76% | 3.9 |
| March | 83% | 5.2 |
| April | 85% | 6.2 |
| May | 89% | 6.9 |
| June | 83% | 6.4 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 85% | 4.5 |
| November | 84% | 3.6 |
| 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 much heating and cooling does Panacea need?
A normal year in Panacea brings 1,499 heating degree days, 72% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,552 cooling degree days, 2.8 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 6,732 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 417 | 5 |
| February | 294 | 7 |
| March | 169 | 35 |
| April | 46 | 116 |
| May | 5 | 281 |
| June | 0 | 437 |
| July | 0 | 524 |
| August | 0 | 521 |
| September | 0 | 392 |
| October | 34 | 190 |
| November | 180 | 31 |
| December | 353 | 14 |
| Year (annual) | 1,499 | 2,552 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00086828. 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 Panacea's climate compare?
Panacea is warmer than 12 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.8°F is warmer than 93%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Panacea share this climate record?
2 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.
- Carrabelle, FL2,570 people · 15 mi SW
- Sopchoppy, FL476 people · 4 mi N
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 Panacea's climate
What is the coldest month in Panacea?
January, with a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 72°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Panacea in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Panacea in zone 9a in ZIP code 32346, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Panacea?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 8; in one year in ten it comes after March 26. Waiting until March 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Tallahassee, FL29 miles from this station, 68.4°F a year
- Apalachicola, FL38 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Quincy, FL39 miles from this station, 67.4°F a year
- Wewahitchka, FL43 miles from this station, 67.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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