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United States / Florida / Tallahassee Metro Area / Gadsden County / Gretna / Zip Codes
Gretna, FL has a mild climate throughout the year. The summers are hot and humid, while the winters are cool and quite pleasant. Summer temperatures range from mid-80s to low 90s during the day, while winter temperatures range from mid-50s to high 70s during the day. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with an average of 49 inches of rain annually. Gretna experiences occasional thunderstorms in the summertime months that bring refreshing showers and cooler temperatures.

Gretna, Florida gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gretna averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Gretna. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gretna gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gretna is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Florida.

3.8 Summer - 8.1 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Gretna, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGretna, FloridaUnited States
  55.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  104.7 days106.2 days
  230 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  38.2°21.7°
  7.27
  5.54.3
  295 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Gretna with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Florida. In Gretna, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gretna are April, October and March.
In Gretna, there are 85.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gretna with an average of 38.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Florida.
In Gretna, there are 28.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Florida.
In Gretna, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.
Humidity in Gretna can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
July is the wettest month in Gretna with 6.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.8 inches in Gretna means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.
July is the rainiest month in Gretna with 14.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 104.7 rainy days annually in Gretna, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Gretna, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Gretna.
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