Pensacola Forest Sherman, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pensacola Forest Sherman's primary NOAA station, PENSACOLA FOREST SHERMAN NAS.
The climate verdict for Pensacola Forest Sherman
Water is the standout signal in Pensacola Forest Sherman, Florida: 57.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 68°F. It scores 87/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 87% of them.
- 68°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 87/100
- comfort score, above 87% of station-mapped location scores
- 57.6"
- annual precipitation
- 274 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Pensacola Forest Sherman: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00003855 · Pensacola Forest Sherman, FL 68°F mean · 57.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 68°F
- RANK-WARM #6,381
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bay Minette
- PRCP-WET 57.6"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 87/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00003855
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Bay Minette, AL (+ 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.
- Pensacola Fores… (this station) 68°F
- Hot De Funiak Sprin…, FL 68°F
- Near Bay Minette, AL 68°F
- Near Burnet, TX 68°F
- Near D'lo, MS 68°F
Pensacola Forest Sherman 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 · Pensacola Forest Sherman
Pensacola Forest Sherman: 71/100 · grade B
Pensacola Forest Sherman publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Pensacola Forest Sherman, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 87/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 67.5°F · 0.0° from 67.5°F | 98/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 274 days/year | 96/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.0 inches/year | 90/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 57.6 in · 22.6 from 35 in | 19/100 · F |
| Summer moisture balance | 73.5°F mean dew point | 3/100 · F |
Pensacola Forest Sherman · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pensacola Forest Sherman is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 51.6°F and warmest-month mean 81.6°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
- 81.6°F
- Coldest month
- 51.6°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 · balanced station
Where Pensacola Forest Sherman sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pensacola Forest Sherman's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 7% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Pensacola Forest Sherman sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 8% wettest
- Pensacola Forest Sherman's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 91%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Pensacola Forest Sherman is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pensacola Forest Sherman compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pensacola Forest Sherman's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
87 Top 13% score exceeds 87% 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F (16°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 64°F (18°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 69°F (21°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 82°F (28°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 80°F (26°C) | 6.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.1 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 6.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.7 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 5.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.1 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 6.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| November | 70°F (21°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 64°F (18°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 3.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Pensacola Forest Sherman: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 42°F near January 10 and 90°F near July 24.
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 42°F around January 10.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 30, when 45% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 6 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 106 wet dates a year.
The widest day
November 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pensacola Forest Sherman.
Where Pensacola Forest Sherman Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 58 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Pensacola Forest Sherman earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
9.1 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
Pensacola Forest Sherman spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 32% of the annual total and December through February 21%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Pensacola Forest Sherman has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 6.8" and May 3.2". The three wettest months together take 34% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Pensacola Forest Sherman, it arrives in quantity
57.6" of precipitation falls across only about 106 wet days here, averaging 0.55 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 106 a year, 29% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.55 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- April, about 7
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.
Pensacola Forest Sherman's record shows no measurable snowfall
This station measured snowfall across the 1991-2020 period and recorded none: the annual normal is 0.0 inches. That is a measured zero rather than missing data, which is a meaningful distinction here , most stations in the database simply do not report snow at all, and those pages say nothing about it.
A thirty-year normal of zero describes the typical year at this station. It is not a claim that snow has never fallen in the area.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 29
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
274 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,564
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,489
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 8.1 | 24% | 28% |
| February | 72% | 8.6 | 16% | 26% |
| March | 74% | 8.7 | 21% | 20% |
| April | 74% | 8.5 | 23% | 13% |
| May | 75% | 7.9 | 33% | 8% |
| June | 77% | 6.7 | 37% | 7% |
| July | 79% | 6.0 | 32% | 6% |
| August | 78% | 7.0 | 25% | 10% |
| September | 74% | 8.1 | 31% | 12% |
| October | 73% | 7.5 | 34% | 12% |
| November | 73% | 7.5 | 26% | 15% |
| December | 70% | 8.1 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Pensacola Forest Sherman 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 (68°F here).
- Bay Minette, AL 68°F · 0.0°F off
- D'lo, MS 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Atmore, AL 67°F · 0.1°F off
- Austin, TX 67°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (57.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Fordyce, AR 57.6" · 0.0" off
- Gadsden, AL 57.6" · 0.0" off
- Ripley, MS 57.6" · 0.0" off
- Norris, TN 57.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Pensacola Forest Sherman's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · low swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Pensacola Forest Sherman averages 57.6 inches of precipitation a year. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
Pensacola Forest Sherman's 30.0°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 68°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
Pensacola Forest Sherman combines a compact 30.0°F annual temperature range with meaningful demand on both sides of the thermostat: 1,564 heating and 2,489 cooling degree days. The balance matters more here than either annual total in isolation.
The frost-free window extends for about 274 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 Pensacola Forest Sherman's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Pensacola Forest Sherman, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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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 Pensacola Forest Sherman's primary station: PENSACOLA FOREST SHERMAN NAS (USW00003855). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Pensacola Forest Sherman; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Pensacola Forest Sherman 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.