Zip 32409 (Panama City, FL) Climate

The climate in 32409 Panama City, FL is warm and humid most of the year. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-80s to low 90s. Winters are mild with temperatures seldom dipping below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels remain consistent throughout the year with some heavy rains during summer months. The city is located on the Gulf of Mexico, which provides a pleasant breeze during summer months to help cool things off.

Panama City (zip 32409), Florida gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Panama City (zip 32409) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Panama City (zip 32409). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Panama City (zip 32409) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 32409 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

3.4 Summer - 8.1 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 32409 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Panama City, Florida	United States
	59.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	109.0 days	106.2 days
	241 days	205 days
	90.0°	85.8°
	42.0°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.5	4.3
	48 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 32409 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In the 32409 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 32409 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 32409 zip code, there are 54.8 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 32409 zip code with an average of 42.0°. This is colder than most places in Florida.

In the 32409 zip code, there are 13.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In the 32409 zip code, 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 32409 zip code 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 32409 zip code with 7.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.9 inches in the 32409 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in the 32409 zip code with 14.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in the 32409 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% 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 32409 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 32409 zip code.

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