Wauchula Metro Area, FL Climate

The climate in Wauchula, FL Metro Area is generally hot and humid throughout the year. The temperature typically ranges from the mid 60's to the low 90's during the day, cooling off to the low 60's at night. During summer months, temperatures tend to be especially hot with high humidity. Winters are mild and rarely dip below freezing, with average temperatures in the mid 50’s. Throughout the year, there is a significant amount of rainfall with an average annual precipitation of around 54 inches.

Wauchula Metro Area, Florida gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 250 sunny days per year in Wauchula Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wauchula Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 48
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Wauchula metro area is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Florida.

2.5 Summer - 9.1 Winter

November, April and March are the most pleasant months in the Wauchula metro area, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wauchula, Florida	United States
	51.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	98.8 days	106.2 days
	250 days	205 days
	92.4°	85.8°
	48.1°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	6.6	4.3
	87 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.

August is the hottest month for the Wauchula metro area with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Florida. In the Wauchula metro area, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Wauchula metro area are March, February and November.

In the Wauchula metro area, there are 115.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Wauchula metro area with an average of 48.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Florida.

In the Wauchula metro area, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In the Wauchula 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 Wauchula 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.

June is the wettest month in the Wauchula metro area with 8.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.3 inches in the Wauchula metro area means that it is drier than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the Wauchula metro area with 15.1 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 98.8 rainy days annually in the Wauchula metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 44% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

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

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