Whiting Field Naval Air Station South, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Whiting Field Naval Air Station South's normal year runs from 42°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 66.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.7°C, January lows of 5°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,686 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWhiting Field Naval Air Station South
- Station IDUSW00053847
- Location30.70°N 87.02°W
- Elevation178 ft (54 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Whiting Field Naval Air Station South is 81°F and the normal low 55°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Whiting Field Naval Air Station South.
- Jan 65° 42°
- Feb 68° 45°
- Mar 74° 51°
- Apr 80° 56°
- May 86° 64°
- Jun 92° 72°
- Jul 93° 75°
- Aug 93° 74°
- Sep 90° 70°
- Oct 83° 59°
- Nov 73° 49°
- Dec 66° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 42°F. The most precipitation falls in July (7.61 in), the least in May (3.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 42°F | 53.2°F | 5.46 | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 68°F | 45°F | 56.8°F | 4.85 | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 74°F | 51°F | 62.5°F | 5.39 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 56°F | 68.1°F | 5.93 | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 64°F | 74.9°F | 3.80 | – | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 72°F | 81.6°F | 6.76 | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 75°F | 83.7°F | 7.61 | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 93°F | 74°F | 83.1°F | 6.39 | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 90°F | 70°F | 79.8°F | 6.53 | – | 18 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 83°F | 59°F | 70.6°F | 3.87 | – | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 49°F | 61.0°F | 4.36 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 66°F | 45°F | 55.5°F | 5.44 | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 80°F | 58°F | 69.2°F | 66.39 | – | 100 | 21 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 139 mm |
| February | 20°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 123 mm |
| March | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C | 137 mm |
| April | 27°C | 13°C | 20.1°C | 151 mm |
| May | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 97 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.6°C | 172 mm |
| July | 34°C | 24°C | 28.7°C | 193 mm |
| August | 34°C | 23°C | 28.4°C | 162 mm |
| September | 32°C | 21°C | 26.6°C | 166 mm |
| October | 28°C | 15°C | 21.4°C | 98 mm |
| November | 23°C | 9°C | 16.1°C | 111 mm |
| December | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 138 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Milton (9 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 USW00053847; 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.
Which months are mildest at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
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 USW00053847.
When is the last frost at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
In Whiting Field Naval Air Station South, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 28 in half of years and after March 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 27 in half of years and before November 9 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
- February 281 year in 10 after March 23; 9 in 10 after February 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 271 year in 10 before November 9; 9 in 10 before January 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 276 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 311 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 13 in half of springs and before December 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Whiting Field Naval Air Station South in zone 9a in ZIP code 32570, 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 USW00053847; 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 at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
In a normal year in Whiting Field Naval Air Station South, 100 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 21 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 100a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053847.
How sunny is it at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (86%) 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 | 80% | 5.0 |
| April | 83% | 6.0 |
| May | 86% | 6.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 85% | 4.5 |
| November | 83% | 3.6 |
| December | 73% | 2.7 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Whiting Field Naval Air Station South record?
A normal year at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South brings 1,348 heating degree days, 75% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,911 cooling degree days, 3.2 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 7,226 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 380 | 16 |
| February | 253 | 24 |
| March | 142 | 63 |
| April | 40 | 132 |
| May | 4 | 311 |
| June | 0 | 498 |
| July | 0 | 580 |
| August | 0 | 561 |
| September | 0 | 443 |
| October | 32 | 206 |
| November | 173 | 52 |
| December | 322 | 26 |
| Year (annual) | 1,348 | 2,911 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053847. 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.
Have recent years at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 68.4°F, 0.8°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 69.2°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.4°F | −0.8°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00053847. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Whiting Field Naval Air Station South's climate compare?
Whiting Field Naval Air Station South is warmer than 22 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 90. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 69.2°F is warmer than 94%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Whiting Field Naval Air Station South 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 Whiting Field Naval Air Station South share this climate record?
3 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.
- East Milton, FL14,280 people · 7 mi SE
- Point Baker, FL3,757 people · 2 mi SW
- Roeville, FL460 people · 2 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 Whiting Field Naval Air Station South's climate
What is the coldest month at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
January, with a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 42°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 75°F at night).
Does it snow at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Milton (9 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
July, with 7.61 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 3.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Whiting Field Naval Air Station South in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Whiting Field Naval Air Station South in zone 9a in ZIP code 32570, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Whiting Field Naval Air Station South?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 28; in one year in ten it comes after March 23. Waiting until March 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Whiting Field Naval Air Station, FL1 miles from this station, 66.6°F a year
- Milton, FL9 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- Chactaw NOLF Milton, FL14 miles from this station, 68.1°F a year
- Ferry Pass, FL16 miles from this station, 68.6°F a year
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