Leon County, FL Climate

Leon County, FL has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures typically in the 90s throughout the day. Winters are mild to warm with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Rainfall is abundant in Leon County with an average of 55 inches per year. The area is known for its thunderstorms and tropical storms during the summer months, which can bring high winds and heavy rains to the area.

Leon County, Florida gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Leon County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leon County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 39
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.4 Summer - 8 Winter

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

Climate	Leon, Florida	United States
	58.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	105.9 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	92.0°	85.8°
	38.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.5	4.3
	100 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 Leon County with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Florida. In Leon County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leon County are April, October and March.

In Leon County, there are 85.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leon County with an average of 38.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Florida.

In Leon County, there are 26.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Florida.

In Leon 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 Leon County can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

August is the wettest month in Leon County with 7.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.5 inches in Leon County means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in Leon County with 14.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 105.9 rainy days annually in Leon County, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Leon County, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Leon County.

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