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Climate in Florida: Average Weather by City
Florida spans more climate variety than most states, and its city normals prove it. The warmest city we track, Key West, averages 78.9°F across the year, while the coolest, Jacksonville, averages 69.2°F — a gap of 9.6°F inside one state. Rainfall runs from 40.4 in a year in Key West to 67.4 in in Miami. This page compares every Florida city in our dataset side by side using the same yardstick — the official NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from each city's representative weather station — so you can pick the corner of the state that fits the weather you actually want, and the month to go see it.
Florida cities compared
Every Florida city in the dataset, ranked by yearly mean temperature. Click a city for its full month-by-month normals, season-by-season analysis, and best months to visit.
| City | Yearly Mean (°F) | Avg High | Avg Low | Rain (in/yr) | Snow (in/yr) | Warmest | Coldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key West | 78.9 | 83.7 | 74.0 | 40.44 | — | Aug | Jan |
| Miami | 77.5 | 84.2 | 70.7 | 67.41 | 0.0 | Aug | Jan |
| West Palm Beach | 75.8 | 83.0 | 68.6 | 61.75 | — | Aug | Jan |
| Fort Myers | 75.4 | 84.9 | 65.8 | 57.41 | — | Aug | Jan |
| Tampa | 74.5 | 83.0 | 66.1 | 49.48 | 0.0 | Aug | Jan |
| Orlando | 73.0 | 83.2 | 62.7 | 51.45 | 0.0 | Jul | Jan |
| Jacksonville | 69.2 | 79.7 | 58.9 | 53.40 | 0.0 | Jul | Jan |
Key West is Florida's warm pole. Its year-round mean of 78.9°F peaks in August at 85.5°F and never drops below a 70.6°F mean in January. It collects 40.4 in of precipitation a year. For the full month-by-month profile, see the Key West climate page.
Jacksonville anchors the cool end. With a yearly mean of 69.2°F, a coldest month (January) averaging 54.2°F, and a warmest month that reaches only 82.5°F, it offers the state's most pronounced seasons — a swing of 28.3°F between its coldest and warmest months. Its profile is on the Jacksonville climate page.
Rain, snow, and when to visit
Rain is its own map. Miami is Florida's wettest tracked city at 67.4 in a year — 1.7 times the 40.4 in that Key West, the driest, receives. For snow, Miami leads the state at 0.0 in a year. Anyone choosing where in Florida to live should weigh those totals as heavily as temperature: they decide everything from flood exposure to how many grey weeks a winter holds.
When to go where: Miami peaks in January; Orlando peaks in March; Tampa peaks in March; Jacksonville peaks in April; Fort Myers peaks in February; West Palm Beach peaks in February; Key West peaks in January. Each city's own page ranks all twelve of its months by the same comfort score — mild mean temperatures rewarded, heavy rain and snow penalized — so the recommendation is always traceable to the normals table rather than to anyone's opinion, ours included.
Florida climate FAQ
What is the warmest city in Florida?
Of the Florida cities in our dataset, Key West is warmest with a yearly mean of 78.9°F (1991–2020 normals); Jacksonville is coolest at 69.2°F.
What is the wettest city in Florida?
Miami averages the most precipitation, 67.41 in a year; the driest is Key West at 40.44 in.
Where in Florida has the mildest climate?
By annual temperature swing, Key West is the most even-keeled, varying just 14.9°F between its coldest and warmest months, while Jacksonville swings 28.3°F.
Source: 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — ncei.noaa.gov. One representative station per city; station names and IDs are listed on each city page. Figures checked October 2026.