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Monthly climate in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fort Walton Beach features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1448 mm (57.0 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fort Walton Beach enjoys an average of 3326 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States §

The warmest months in Fort Walton Beach are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (54 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fort Walton Beach experiences 162 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States §

Fort Walton Beach usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 21 rainy days and 177 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fort Walton Beach are January, March and November. On average, 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89 (3.5) 112 (4.4) 62 (2.4) 129 (5.1) 96 (3.8) 190 (7.5) 165 (6.5) 177 (7.0) 147 (5.8) 118 (4.7) 40 (1.6) 123 (4.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 8 9 10 18 24 23 15 10 7 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States §

The sunniest months in Fort Walton Beach are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fort Walton Beach: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186 218 291 297 332 296 329 310 287 292 258 224
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 25m 11h 6m 12h 0m 12h 55m 13h 41m 14h 3m 13h 51m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 23m 10h 35m 10h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States §

Fort Walton Beach experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July 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 / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fort Walton Beach UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 8 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 6 4