Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area, FL Climate

The climate in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area is generally mild and pleasant for most of the year. Summers are warm with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-70s to the upper 80s. Winter temperatures tend to range from the mid 40s to low 60s, though they occasionally dip into the 30s. The area typically experiences a short rainy season in late spring and early summer, giving way to sunny days and cool nights during the remainder of the year. Humidity can be high at times, but overall it is not a major factor for most residents.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area, Florida gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 40
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

3.8 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	United States
	65.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	114.2 days	106.2 days
	220 days	205 days
	90.6°	85.8°
	39.7°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	165 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area are April, October and May.

In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, there are 58.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area with an average of 39.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Florida.

In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, there are 22.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Florida.

In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area with 7.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 4.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.2 inches in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area with 14.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 114.2 rainy days annually in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, 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.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area.

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