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Monthly climate in Gainesville, Florida, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gainesville features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1188 mm (46.8 inches) and receives 145 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gainesville enjoys an average of 3292 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 14 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gainesville, Florida, United States §

The warmest months in Gainesville are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gainesville experiences 226 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gainesville, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Minimum -4°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gainesville, Florida, United States §

Gainesville usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 23 rainy days and 171 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gainesville are January, February and March. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gainesville, 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) 49 (1.9) 63 (2.5) 42 (1.7) 78 (3.1) 100 (3.9) 156 (6.1) 176 (6.9) 183 (7.2) 124 (4.9) 70 (2.8) 64 (2.5) 85 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 8 5 8 9 21 25 24 15 11 7 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Gainesville, Florida, United States §

The sunniest months in Gainesville are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gainesville: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gainesville, 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 203 224 296 298 326 281 304 296 291 284 251 233
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 28m 11h 8m 12h 0m 12h 53m 13h 38m 14h 0m 13h 48m 13h 8m 12h 17m 11h 24m 10h 38m 10h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Gainesville, Florida, United States §

Gainesville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gainesville UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gainesville, 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 11 11 10 9 7 5