Wewahitchka, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wewahitchka's normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 63.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.5°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,603 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWewahitchka
- Station IDUSC00089566
- Location30.12°N 85.20°W
- Elevation42 ft (13 m)
- Population2,188
On October 23, the normal high in Wewahitchka is 78°F and the normal low 55°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wewahitchka.
- Jan 63° 40°
- Feb 67° 43°
- Mar 72° 49°
- Apr 78° 54°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 88° 69°
- Jul 89° 72°
- Aug 89° 72°
- Sep 86° 68°
- Oct 80° 58°
- Nov 72° 47°
- Dec 65° 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 Wewahitchka each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in July (8.24 in), the least in October (3.24 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 40°F | 51.4°F | 4.83 | 9 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 43°F | 54.9°F | 4.94 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 72°F | 49°F | 60.5°F | 5.26 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 54°F | 66.2°F | 4.49 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 62°F | 73.5°F | 3.28 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 88°F | 69°F | 78.8°F | 6.27 | 13 | 14 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 89°F | 72°F | 80.6°F | 8.24 | 17 | 20 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 72°F | 80.4°F | 7.91 | 17 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 68°F | 77.0°F | 6.63 | 11 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 58°F | 68.7°F | 3.24 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 72°F | 47°F | 59.4°F | 3.84 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 65°F | 42°F | 53.8°F | 4.17 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 56°F | 67.1°F | 63.10 | 118 | 68 | 23 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 123 mm |
| February | 19°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 125 mm |
| March | 22°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 134 mm |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 19.0°C | 114 mm |
| May | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 83 mm |
| June | 31°C | 21°C | 26.0°C | 159 mm |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 27.0°C | 209 mm |
| August | 32°C | 22°C | 26.9°C | 201 mm |
| September | 30°C | 20°C | 25.0°C | 168 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 82 mm |
| November | 22°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 98 mm |
| December | 19°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 106 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00089566; 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 Wewahitchka?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, May, October, November and December. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00089566.
When is the last frost in Wewahitchka?
In Wewahitchka, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 1 in half of years and after March 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 29 in half of years and before November 7 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 11 year in 10 after March 20; 9 in 10 after February 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 291 year in 10 before November 7; 9 in 10 before December 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 271 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 303 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 15 in half of springs and before December 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wewahitchka in zone 9a in ZIP code 32465, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Wewahitchka's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 23°F (18 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 USC00089566; 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 in Wewahitchka?
In a normal year in Wewahitchka, 68 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 23 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 118 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 68a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 118a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 105°F, on July 15, 2010; the lowest is 11°F, on January 31, 1966.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1965, with 104.13 in; the snowiest season is 1957–58, with 2.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00089566; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00089566. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wewahitchka?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wewahitchka, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.1 |
| February | 74% | 3.7 |
| March | 79% | 5.0 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 84% | 6.6 |
| June | 78% | 6.1 |
| July | 78% | 5.8 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 80% | 5.0 |
| October | 83% | 4.4 |
| November | 82% | 3.6 |
| 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 Wewahitchka need?
A normal year in Wewahitchka brings 1,568 heating degree days, 71% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,358 cooling degree days, 2.6 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 6,493 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 427 | 7 |
| February | 293 | 11 |
| March | 175 | 36 |
| April | 59 | 95 |
| May | 6 | 271 |
| June | 0 | 413 |
| July | 0 | 482 |
| August | 0 | 476 |
| September | 1 | 361 |
| October | 44 | 159 |
| November | 206 | 38 |
| December | 358 | 12 |
| Year (annual) | 1,568 | 2,358 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00089566. 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.
Has Wewahitchka been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 68.4°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 67.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.4°F | +1.3°F | 57.75 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00089566. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Wewahitchka's climate compare?
Wewahitchka is warmer than 4 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 86. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.1°F is warmer than 92%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wewahitchka 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 Wewahitchka share this climate record?
4 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.
- Blountstown, FL2,269 people · 24 mi NE
- Mexico Beach, FL1,210 people · 17 mi SW
- Lake Mystic, FL556 people · 23 mi NE
- Sumatra, FL38 people · 15 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 Wewahitchka's climate
What is the coldest month in Wewahitchka?
January, with a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Wewahitchka?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Wewahitchka?
July, with 8.24 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.24 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wewahitchka in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wewahitchka in zone 9a in ZIP code 32465, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Wewahitchka's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 23°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Wewahitchka?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 1; in one year in ten it comes after March 20. Waiting until March 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Apalachicola, FL29 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Lynn Haven, FL29 miles from this station, 69.4°F a year
- Panama City, FL29 miles from this station, 69.7°F a year
- NW Florida Beaches International Airport, FL39 miles from this station, 68.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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