Quincy, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Quincy's normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 59.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.7°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,519 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationQuincy (3 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSC00087429
- Location30.55°N 84.58°W
- Elevation245 ft (75 m)
- Population8,119
On October 23, the normal high in Quincy is 79°F and the normal low 55°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Quincy.
- Jan 64° 40°
- Feb 67° 41°
- Mar 73° 46°
- Apr 79° 53°
- May 86° 62°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 91° 72°
- Aug 91° 72°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 81° 58°
- Nov 73° 47°
- Dec 67° 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 Quincy each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in July (7.01 in), the least in November (3.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F | 40°F | 51.9°F | 4.81 | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 41°F | 54.0°F | 4.62 | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 73°F | 46°F | 59.5°F | 5.20 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 53°F | 66.1°F | 3.89 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 62°F | 74.2°F | 4.46 | – | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 69°F | 79.4°F | 6.30 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 72°F | 81.5°F | 7.01 | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 72°F | 81.2°F | 6.05 | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 67°F | 77.7°F | 6.09 | – | 11 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 58°F | 69.4°F | 3.93 | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 47°F | 60.0°F | 3.60 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 67°F | 42°F | 54.0°F | 3.85 | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 56°F | 67.4°F | 59.81 | – | 79 | 30 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 4°C | 11.1°C | 122 mm |
| February | 19°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 117 mm |
| March | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 132 mm |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 99 mm |
| May | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 113 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.3°C | 160 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.5°C | 178 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.3°C | 154 mm |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C | 155 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 100 mm |
| November | 23°C | 8°C | 15.6°C | 91 mm |
| December | 19°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 98 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Tallahassee Airport (17 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00087429; 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 Quincy?
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 USC00087429.
When is the last frost in Quincy?
In Quincy, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 13 in half of years and after March 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 22 in half of years and before November 4 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 131 year in 10 after March 31; 9 in 10 after February 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 221 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 256 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 289 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before December 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Quincy in zone 9a in ZIP code 32332, 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 USC00087429; 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 Quincy?
In a normal year in Quincy, 79 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 30 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 79a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00087429.
How sunny is Quincy?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Quincy, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 78% | 4.9 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 83% | 6.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 79% | 5.0 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 82% | 3.5 |
| December | 75% | 2.8 |
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 Quincy need?
A normal year in Quincy brings 1,600 heating degree days, 70% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,495 cooling degree days, 2.7 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,608 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 416 | 8 |
| February | 318 | 9 |
| March | 206 | 36 |
| April | 68 | 100 |
| May | 8 | 293 |
| June | 0 | 432 |
| July | 0 | 510 |
| August | 0 | 501 |
| September | 1 | 380 |
| October | 37 | 174 |
| November | 192 | 41 |
| December | 353 | 12 |
| Year (annual) | 1,600 | 2,495 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00087429. 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 Quincy's climate compare?
Quincy is warmer than 8 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 77. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.4°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Quincy 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 Quincy share this climate record?
8 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.
- Midway, FL3,485 people · 8 mi SE
- Gretna, FL1,284 people · 8 mi W
- Bristol, FL942 people · 25 mi W
- Fort Braden, FL886 people · 9 mi S
- Hosford, FL769 people · 17 mi SW
- Greensboro, FL464 people · 8 mi W
- Attapulgus, GA446 people · 15 mi NE
- Calvary, GA184 people · 18 mi NE
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 Quincy's climate
What is the coldest month in Quincy?
January, with a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Quincy?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Quincy's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Tallahassee Airport (17 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Quincy?
July, with 7.01 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Quincy in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Quincy in zone 9a in ZIP code 32332, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Quincy?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 13; in one year in ten it comes after March 31. Waiting until March 31 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, FL19 miles from this station, 68.4°F a year
- Bainbridge, GA19 miles from this station, 67.2°F a year
- Cairo, GA31 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Donalsonville, GA38 miles from this station, 67.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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