2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Long Beach, MS vs Fort Walton Beach, FL

Highlights

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Fort Walton Beach. Long Beach averages 216 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Walton Beach, Florida gets 65.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. Long Beach, Mississippi gets 65.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Fort Walton Beach averages 0 inches of snow per year. Long Beach averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40.9
Rain: averages 65.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Long Beach, Mississippi
Summer High: the July high is around 90.2 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42.1
Rain: averages 65.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Walton Beach is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Long Beach is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Mississippi.

Today's Weather - Long Beach, MS

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Today's Weather - Fort Walton Beach, FL

78°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Long Beach / Fort Walton Beach

August is the hottest month for Long Beach with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Long Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Long Beach are October, April and May.

July is the hottest month for Fort Walton Beach with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Fort Walton Beach, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Walton Beach are April, October and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Long Beach with an average of 42.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Walton Beach with an average of 40.9°. This is colder than most places in Florida.

In Long Beach, there are 46.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Mississippi.

In Fort Walton Beach, there are 51.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Florida.

In Long Beach, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.

In Fort Walton Beach, there are 17.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In Long Beach, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

In Fort Walton Beach, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

July is the wettest month in Long Beach with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.1 inches in Long Beach means that it is one of the wettest places in Mississippi.


July is the wettest month in Fort Walton Beach with 8.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.8 inches in Fort Walton Beach means that it is one of the wettest places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in Long Beach with 13.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in Long Beach, which is one of the rainiest places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

July is the rainiest month in Fort Walton Beach with 14.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 114.2 rainy days annually in Fort Walton Beach, which is about average compared to other places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Long Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Fort Walton Beach, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida.

March is the snowiest month in Long Beach with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Fort Walton Beach.