Santa Rosa County, FL Climate

Santa Rosa County, FL has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are long, hot, and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the mid-90s Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below 40 degrees. The area receives an average of 59 inches of rain each year, with most of it occurring in the summer months. It also experiences occasional tropical storms and hurricanes during the summer and fall seasons. Overall, Santa Rosa County is a great place to live if you enjoy warm and sunny weather all year round.

Santa Rosa County, Florida gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Santa Rosa County averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Santa Rosa County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Santa Rosa County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 41
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.4 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Santa Rosa County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Santa Rosa, Florida	United States
	66.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	112.4 days	106.2 days
	228 days	205 days
	90.9°	85.8°
	40.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.7	4.3
	143 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 Santa Rosa County with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. In Santa Rosa County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Santa Rosa County are April, October and March.

In Santa Rosa County, there are 67.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Santa Rosa County with an average of 40.6°. This is colder than most places in Florida.

In Santa Rosa County, there are 18.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In Santa Rosa County, 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 Santa Rosa County 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 Santa Rosa County with 7.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 4.2 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 66.4 inches in Santa Rosa County means that it is one of the wettest places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in Santa Rosa County with 14.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 112.4 rainy days annually in Santa Rosa County, 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 Santa Rosa County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Florida. December is the snowiest month in Santa Rosa County with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Benjamin · Pace, FL

Better Than Most

Over 4 years ago

First of all, yes...I'm biased. This area (including Pensacola in neighboring Escambia County) has been good to me and although I have the standard, casual More

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