Pensacola, FL Climate & Monthly Averages
The climate of Pensacola
Pensacola is genuinely wet: 63.8 inches (1621 mm) falls in an average year, across 153 days that carry about 10.6 mm each when they come. Temperatures are the calmer variable, running 60°F (16°C) to 86°F (30°C) between January and July.
Climate quick facts
- Hottest month: July - highs near 86°F (30°C)
- Coldest month: January - highs near 60°F (16°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 100°F (38°C) high · 21°F (-6°C) low
- Wettest month: August (20 rainy days) · Sunniest: May (11.6 h sun/day)
- Climate type: humid subtropical
- Annual swing: 16°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 6°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 2
- Average humidity: 78%
Temperatures through the year
January is the coolest month, with highs of 60°F (16°C) and lows near 47°F (8°C). At its warmest, in July, Pensacola runs to 86°F (30°C) in the afternoon and back to 78°F (25°C) by dawn. Six of the twelve months pair mild highs with fewer than twelve wet days; the longest unbroken run is February through May.
Rain, sun and snow
Days and nights are about 6°C apart on average - narrower than all but 10% of the 3496 cities in our dataset. The wettest month is August (7.6 inches (194 mm) across 20 days) and the driest February. Across the gridded 2015-2024 daily record, the highest daily maximum for this location was 100°F (38°C) and the lowest daily minimum 21°F (-6°C).
How Pensacola compares
- Pensacola sits close to the middle of our dataset on most measures: 69°F (21°C) as an annual average, 63.8 inches (1621 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 | 60° | 47° | 9 | 4.9 in | 7.8 h/day | 10.4 h | 30% | 75% |
| February | 64° | 52° | 10 | 3.6 in | 8.1 h/day | 11.1 h | 36% | 79% |
| March | 69° | 58° | 11 | 4.4 in | 9.5 h/day | 11.9 h | 35% | 78% |
| April | 73° | 62° | 10 | 5.3 in | 10.2 h/day | 12.9 h | 34% | 78% |
| May | 80° | 69° | 11 | 4.8 in | 11.6 h/day | 13.7 h | 36% | 79% |
| June | 85° | 75° | 18 | 6.2 in | 11.5 h/day | 14.1 h | 59% | 81% |
| July | 86° | 78° | 22 | 6.1 in | 11.6 h/day | 13.9 h | 73% | 82% |
| August | 87° | 78° | 20 | 7.6 in | 10.5 h/day | 13.2 h | 65% | 81% |
| September | 84° | 74° | 14 | 6.2 in | 10.1 h/day | 12.3 h | 47% | 79% |
| October | 78° | 66° | 8 | 4.2 in | 9.7 h/day | 11.4 h | 24% | 73% |
| November | 70° | 57° | 7 | 4.8 in | 8.5 h/day | 10.6 h | 24% | 73% |
| December | 64° | 52° | 12 | 5.6 in | 7.2 h/day | 10.2 h | 37% | 78% |
Pensacola month by month
Average high and low for each month, with the bar showing where it sits in Pensacola's year (left is the coldest night, right is the warmest afternoon).
January
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 7.8 h
- Daylight
- 10.4 h
February
- Rain
- 10 days
- Sunshine
- 8.1 h
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
March
- Rain
- 11 days
- Sunshine
- 9.5 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
April
- Rain
- 10 days
- Sunshine
- 10.2 h
- Daylight
- 12.9 h
May
- Rain
- 11 days
- Sunshine
- 11.6 h
- Daylight
- 13.7 h
June
- Rain
- 18 days
- Sunshine
- 11.5 h
- Daylight
- 14.1 h
July
- Rain
- 22 days
- Sunshine
- 11.6 h
- Daylight
- 13.9 h
August
- Rain
- 20 days
- Sunshine
- 10.5 h
- Daylight
- 13.2 h
September
- Rain
- 14 days
- Sunshine
- 10.1 h
- Daylight
- 12.3 h
October
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 9.7 h
- Daylight
- 11.4 h
November
- Rain
- 7 days
- Sunshine
- 8.5 h
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
December
- Rain
- 12 days
- Sunshine
- 7.2 h
- Daylight
- 10.2 h
Warmer places to go, by month: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Seasons in Pensacola
Spring (March through May)
Spring in Pensacola is mild and warm, with daytime highs averaging 74°F (23°C) and nights around 63°F (17°C); rain falls on around 32 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 10.4 hours of sun a day.
Summer (June through August)
Summer runs hot here - highs near 86°F (30°C), nights near 77°F (25°C), and rain falls on around 60 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 11.2 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.
Fall (September through November)
Through fall, Pensacola is pleasantly warm: 77°F (25°C) by day, 66°F (19°C) after dark, and expect showers on roughly 29 days across the season.
Winter (December through February)
Winter is crisp but comfortable here - highs near 63°F (17°C), nights near 50°F (10°C), and rain falls on around 31 of the 90 days.
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Best time to visit Pensacola
Aim for January to May and October if you get the choice: warm days, manageable rainfall and plenty of daylight line up, and highs average 71°F (22°C) against roughly 10 wet days a month. For the same question asked the other way round, see where else is warm in January.
Pack for Pensacola 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. July nights average 78°F (25°C), so evenings rarely match the afternoons.
Pensacola 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.