Orlando, FL Climate & Monthly Averages
The climate of Orlando
Orlando is genuinely wet: 65.1 inches (1654 mm) falls in an average year, across 169 days that carry about 9.8 mm each when they come. Temperatures are the calmer variable, running 70°F (21°C) to 89°F (32°C) between January and July.
Climate quick facts
- Hottest month: July - highs near 89°F (32°C)
- Coldest month: January - highs near 70°F (21°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 100°F (38°C) high · 29°F (-2°C) low
- Wettest month: August (26 rainy days) · Sunniest: May (11.4 h sun/day)
- Climate type: humid subtropical
- Annual swing: 11°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 9°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 4
- Average humidity: 77%
Temperatures through the year
Precipitation concentrates in August - 10.6 inches (270 mm) on 26 days - and thins out by February. January bottoms out at 70°F (21°C) in daylight, 52°F (11°C) after dark. Warmth peaks in July: highs of 89°F (32°C), lows of 75°F (24°C). Sunshine averages 9.7 hours a day over the year, peaking in May at 11.4 hours.
Rain, sun and snow
Five of the twelve months pair mild highs with fewer than twelve wet days; the longest unbroken run is November through March. Average highs hold at or above 30°C for 4 months of the year, May through August being the unbroken run. The gridded 2015-2024 daily record for this location tops out at 100°F (38°C) and bottoms at 29°F (-2°C) - decade extremes, not all-time station records.
How Orlando compares
- Orlando sits close to the middle of our dataset on most measures: 72°F (22°C) as an annual average, 65.1 inches (1654 mm) of precipitation and 9.7 hours of sun a day.
Ranked against every city in our dataset, each measured on the same ten-year window.
Monthly climate table
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Daylight | Wet-day chance | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 52° | 8 | 2.7 in | 8.2 h/day | 10.5 h | 25% | 75% |
| February | 75° | 56° | 8 | 2.3 in | 9.1 h/day | 11.1 h | 29% | 75% |
| March | 80° | 60° | 7 | 2.4 in | 9.9 h/day | 11.9 h | 23% | 69% |
| April | 83° | 64° | 10 | 3.2 in | 11.1 h/day | 12.8 h | 34% | 69% |
| May | 87° | 69° | 13 | 4.7 in | 11.4 h/day | 13.6 h | 43% | 70% |
| June | 88° | 73° | 22 | 9.3 in | 10.5 h/day | 13.9 h | 74% | 80% |
| July | 89° | 75° | 26 | 9.3 in | 10.6 h/day | 13.8 h | 83% | 83% |
| August | 88° | 75° | 26 | 10.6 in | 10.2 h/day | 13.2 h | 84% | 84% |
| September | 86° | 74° | 22 | 10.6 in | 9.5 h/day | 12.3 h | 72% | 85% |
| October | 82° | 68° | 13 | 4.6 in | 9.6 h/day | 11.4 h | 41% | 80% |
| November | 77° | 62° | 8 | 2.9 in | 8.5 h/day | 10.7 h | 26% | 78% |
| December | 73° | 57° | 7 | 2.6 in | 8.0 h/day | 10.3 h | 21% | 79% |
Orlando month by month
Average high and low for each month, with the bar showing where it sits in Orlando's year (left is the coldest night, right is the warmest afternoon).
January
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 8.2 h
- Daylight
- 10.5 h
February
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 9.1 h
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
March
- Rain
- 7 days
- Sunshine
- 9.9 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
April
- Rain
- 10 days
- Sunshine
- 11.1 h
- Daylight
- 12.8 h
May
- Rain
- 13 days
- Sunshine
- 11.4 h
- Daylight
- 13.6 h
June
- Rain
- 22 days
- Sunshine
- 10.5 h
- Daylight
- 13.9 h
July
- Rain
- 26 days
- Sunshine
- 10.6 h
- Daylight
- 13.8 h
August
- Rain
- 26 days
- Sunshine
- 10.2 h
- Daylight
- 13.2 h
September
- Rain
- 22 days
- Sunshine
- 9.5 h
- Daylight
- 12.3 h
October
- Rain
- 13 days
- Sunshine
- 9.6 h
- Daylight
- 11.4 h
November
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 8.5 h
- Daylight
- 10.7 h
December
- Rain
- 7 days
- Sunshine
- 8.0 h
- Daylight
- 10.3 h
Warmer places to go, by month: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Seasons in Orlando
Spring (March through May)
Through spring, Orlando is hot: 83°F (29°C) by day, 64°F (18°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 30 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 10.8 hours of sun a day. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
Summer (June through August)
Summer brings hot afternoons here - highs near 88°F (31°C), nights near 75°F (24°C), and rain falls on around 74 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 10.4 hours of sun a day.
Fall (September through November)
Fall brings hot afternoons here - highs near 82°F (28°C), nights near 68°F (20°C), and rain falls on around 42 of the 90 days.
Winter (December through February)
Winter in Orlando brings comfortable warmth, with daytime highs averaging 72°F (22°C) and nights around 55°F (13°C); expect showers on roughly 23 days across the season.
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Best time to visit Orlando
Aim for November to January and March if you get the choice: warm days, manageable rainfall and plenty of daylight line up, and highs average 75°F (24°C) against roughly 7 wet days a month. For the same question asked the other way round, see where else is warm in November.
Pack for Orlando with light clothing for the warm months, proper waterproofs rather than an umbrella - wet days are the norm here and moisture-wicking fabrics for the humidity. Note the gap between afternoon and night: July pairs 89°F (32°C) with 75°F (24°C).
Orlando temperature records (2015-2024)
Derived from ERA5 reanalysis data, 2015–2024. Official station records may differ. Need the precipitation in other units? The mm-to-inches rainfall converter handles it.