Pensacola Rgnl, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pensacola Rgnl's primary NOAA station, PENSACOLA RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Pensacola Rgnl
Warm-season cooling demand defines Pensacola Rgnl, Florida, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 69°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 69°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 68.3"
- annual precipitation
- 298 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Pensacola Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013899 · Pensacola Rgnl, FL 69°F mean · 68.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 69°F
- RANK-WARM #6,449
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Panama City
- PRCP-WET 68.3"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-COOL 2,944 CDD
- STN-1 USW00013899
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Panama City, 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 Rockefeller WL…, LA 70°F
- Near Thompsons, TX 70°F
- Pensacola Rgnl (this station) 69°F
- Cold Fargo, GA 69°F
- Near Panama City, FL 69°F
Pensacola Rgnl 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 Rgnl
Pensacola Rgnl: 60/100 · grade C
Pensacola Rgnl publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pensacola Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 298 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 69.4°F · 1.9° from 67.5°F | 93/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 83 calendar days | 81/100 · B |
| Summer moisture balance | 73.0°F mean dew point | 4/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 68.3 in · 33.3 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Pensacola Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pensacola Rgnl is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 53.2°F and warmest-month mean 83.5°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
- 83.5°F
- Coldest month
- 53.2°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 Pensacola Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pensacola Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 6% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Pensacola Rgnl sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 2% wettest
- Pensacola Rgnl's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Pensacola Rgnl is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pensacola Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pensacola Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Pensacola Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 135 complete annual observations from 1880 to 2025, PENSACOLA RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.08°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Pensacola Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.08 °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 | 63°F (17°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.0" | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 66°F (19°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.8" | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 72°F (22°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 5.3" | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 78°F (25°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 5.5" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 85°F (30°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 7.3" | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 7.9" | 0.0 | 20.1 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 7.5" | 0.0 | 19.1 |
| September | 89°F (31°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 6.6" | 0.0 | 10.4 |
| October | 81°F (27°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.7" | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| November | 72°F (22°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 4.4" | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 65°F (18°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 5.4" | 2.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Pensacola Rgnl runs from a mild 43°F around January 13 to 92°F at the peak near July 20, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 14 through September 4, covering 83 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 5 to November 22.
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 43°F around January 13.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 27, when 51% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 19 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 116 wet dates a year.
The widest day
November 6 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 Rgnl.
Where Pensacola Rgnl Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 68 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 Rgnl earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.6 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
15.3 days with precipitation
14.7 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
Pensacola Rgnl spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 33% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Pensacola Rgnl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 7.9" and May 3.9". The three wettest months together take 33% 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 Rgnl, it arrives in quantity
68.3" of precipitation falls across only about 115 wet days here, averaging 0.59 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 115 a year, 32% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.59 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 15
- Fewest wet days
- October, 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 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 14
50% probability date
Growing Season
298 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,304
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,944
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 | 70% | 8.4 | 53% | 29% |
| February | 69% | 9.0 | 50% | 27% |
| March | 72% | 9.0 | 53% | 21% |
| April | 72% | 8.8 | 54% | 14% |
| May | 74% | 7.9 | 46% | 7% |
| June | 75% | 6.7 | 52% | 6% |
| July | 78% | 6.2 | 51% | 5% |
| August | 76% | 6.7 | 53% | 7% |
| September | 71% | 7.2 | 61% | 10% |
| October | 71% | 7.6 | 63% | 13% |
| November | 72% | 7.7 | 60% | 17% |
| December | 74% | 8.3 | 52% | 27% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Pensacola Rgnl 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 (69°F here).
- Galliano, LA 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Luling, TX 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Sealy, TX 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Hackberry, LA 70°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (68.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Startup, WA 68.3" · 0.0" off
- Robertsdale, AL 69.0" · 0.7" off
- Moss Bluff, LA 69.3" · 1.0" off
- Wiggins, MS 67.4" · 1.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Pensacola Rgnl's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Pensacola Rgnl accumulates 2,944 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,304 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 68.3 inches of precipitation at Pensacola Rgnl. 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.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Pensacola Rgnl's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.3°F. The annual average is 69°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
The frost-free window extends for about 298 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 Rgnl'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 Pensacola Rgnl 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 Pensacola Rgnl's primary station: PENSACOLA RGNL AP (USW00013899). 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 Rgnl; 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 Rgnl 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.