Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Florence features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (118 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 246 mm (9.7 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Florence enjoys an average of 3629 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Florence are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 34 °C (91 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Florence experiences 220 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average high | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average low | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | 1°C (34°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
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Florence usually has the most precipitation in February, July and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Florence are April, May and June. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27 (1.0) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 41 (1.6) | 36 (1.4) | 24 (1.0) | 14 (0.5) | 17 (0.7) | 27 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Florence are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Florence: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197 | 239 | 306 | 330 | 371 | 371 | 356 | 342 | 314 | 298 | 259 | 240 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 14m | 11h 0m | 12h 0m | 13h 1m | 13h 51m | 14h 16m | 14h 2m | 13h 17m | 12h 19m | 11h 18m | 10h 26m | 10h 0m |
Florence experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Florence UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |