Lake City Metro Area, FL Climate

The climate in the Lake City, FL Metro Area is generally warm and humid year-round. Summers are hot and humid with highs reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely falling below 40 degrees. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year due to the region’s proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, with an annual average of nearly 50 inches. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms, especially during summer months, but usually does not experience extreme weather events such as hurricanes or tornadoes.

Lake City Metro Area, Florida gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake City Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Lake City Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake City Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 41
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Lake City metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

3.5 Summer - 8.4 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the Lake City metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Lake City metro area with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Florida. In the Lake City metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Lake City metro area are March, April and November.

In the Lake City metro area, there are 86.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Lake City metro area with an average of 40.7°. This is colder than most places in Florida.

In the Lake City metro area, there are 19.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In the Lake City 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 Lake City metro area can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in August and July. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

August is the wettest month in the Lake City metro area with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.4 inches in the Lake City metro area means that it is drier than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the Lake City metro area with 14.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 109.9 rainy days annually in the Lake City metro area, 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 Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

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

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