Whiting Field Naval Air Station, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Whiting Field Naval Air Station's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 63.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.2°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,610 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWhiting Field Naval Air Station
- Station IDUSW00093841
- Location30.72°N 87.02°W
- Elevation199 ft (61 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Whiting Field Naval Air Station is 78°F and the normal low 53°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 Whiting Field Naval Air Station.
- Jan 62° 39°
- Feb 66° 42°
- Mar 72° 47°
- Apr 78° 53°
- May 85° 61°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 80° 56°
- Nov 71° 46°
- Dec 65° 41°
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 each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in March (7.36 in), the least in May (3.63 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 39°F | 50.5°F | 5.41 | 9 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 66°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 4.61 | 8 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 72°F | 47°F | 59.6°F | 7.36 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 53°F | 65.7°F | 5.73 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 61°F | 73.1°F | 3.63 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 79.1°F | 6.00 | 12 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 80.8°F | 6.19 | 14 | 22 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.4°F | 6.22 | 13 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 67°F | 77.1°F | 5.36 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 56°F | 67.9°F | 3.64 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 71°F | 46°F | 58.2°F | 4.52 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 65°F | 41°F | 53.0°F | 4.71 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 63.38 | 112 | 81 | 20 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 4°C | 10.3°C | 137 mm |
| February | 19°C | 6°C | 12.3°C | 117 mm |
| March | 22°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 187 mm |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 146 mm |
| May | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 92 mm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 152 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C | 157 mm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C | 158 mm |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 136 mm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 19.9°C | 92 mm |
| November | 22°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 115 mm |
| December | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 120 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093841; 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?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. 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 USW00093841.
When is the last frost at Whiting Field Naval Air Station?
In Whiting Field Naval Air Station, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 19 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 141 year in 10 after April 4; 9 in 10 after February 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 191 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 251 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 283 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before December 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Whiting Field Naval Air Station 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 USW00093841; 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?
In a normal year in Whiting Field Naval Air Station, 81 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 20 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 112 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 81a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 112a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1945) is 104°F, on June 6, 1972; the lowest is 5°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1947, with 121.56 in; the snowiest season is 1976–77, with 3.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093841; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00093841. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Whiting Field Naval Air Station?
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, 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 record?
A normal year at Whiting Field Naval Air Station brings 1,721 heating degree days, 68% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,342 cooling degree days, 2.6 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 6,379 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 454 | 6 |
| February | 316 | 11 |
| March | 200 | 34 |
| April | 69 | 88 |
| May | 7 | 259 |
| June | 0 | 421 |
| July | 0 | 490 |
| August | 0 | 477 |
| September | 1 | 364 |
| October | 56 | 147 |
| November | 235 | 31 |
| December | 384 | 13 |
| Year (annual) | 1,721 | 2,342 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093841. 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 Whiting Field Naval Air Station's climate compare?
Whiting Field Naval Air Station is warmer than 3 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.6°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Whiting Field Naval Air Station 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 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.
- Harold, FL408 people · 11 mi E
- Munson, FL344 people · 11 mi NE
- Springhill, FL110 people · 6 mi E
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's climate
What is the coldest month at Whiting Field Naval Air Station?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Whiting Field Naval Air Station?
March, with 7.36 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 3.63 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Whiting Field Naval Air Station in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Whiting Field Naval Air Station in zone 9a in ZIP code 32570, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Whiting Field Naval Air Station?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 4. Waiting until April 4 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 South, FL1 miles from this station, 69.2°F a year
- Milton, FL9 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- Chactaw NOLF Milton, FL15 miles from this station, 68.1°F a year
- Ferry Pass, FL17 miles from this station, 68.6°F a year
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