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Gainesville, Florida climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Gainesville has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 6°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1227 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 192 mm while November barely receives 45 mm.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 33°C in July.

About 90 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 6°C in January.

About 15 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1227 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.2 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Gainesville climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	20	22	24	28	31	32	33	33	31	28	24	21
Avg temp (°C)	13	15	17	20	24	27	27	27	26	22	17	14
Avg low (°C)	6	8	10	13	17	21	22	22	21	16	10	7
Precipitation (mm)	84	68	89	70	78	192	170	163	128	68	45	73

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	20	22	24	28	31	32
Avg temp (°C)	13	15	17	20	24	27
Avg low (°C)	6	8	10	13	17	21
Precipitation (mm)	84	68	89	70	78	192

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	33	31	28	24	21
Avg temp (°C)	27	27	26	22	17	14
Avg low (°C)	22	22	21	16	10	7
Precipitation (mm)	170	163	128	68	45	73

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	7	7	6	7	15	16	16	11	7	6	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.0	0.1	2	11	18	23	21	13	2	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	6	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	1.0	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	7	7	6	7	15
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.0	0.1	2	11	18
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	6	3	1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	16	16	11	7	6	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	23	21	13	2	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.0	1.0	4

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	54	54	49	47	46	59	61	59	55	45	45	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	8	10	11	11	5	4	5	8	12	11	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	11	11	12	13	15	15	12	10	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	11	10	8	8	12	12	12	11	9	8	11
Relative humidity (%)	80	80	76	72	68	76	80	83	83	81	80	81
Wind speed (mph)	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.2	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.5	2.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	54	54	49	47	46	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	8	10	11	11	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	11	11	12	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	11	10	8	8	12
Relative humidity (%)	80	80	76	72	68	76
Wind speed (mph)	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	61	59	55	45	45	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	5	8	12	11	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	15	12	10	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	11	9	8	11
Relative humidity (%)	80	83	83	81	80	81
Wind speed (mph)	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.5	2.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Gainesville Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00012816), about 6 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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