Zip 32317 (Tallahassee, FL) Climate

32317 Tallahassee, FL has a warm and humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average yearly temperature in Tallahassee is around 66 degrees Fahrenheit, with the warmest months being July and August when temperatures reach an average high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild in Tallahassee, with an average low of 43 degrees Fahrenheit and an average high of 61 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives plentiful rain throughout the year, especially during the summer months when thunderstorms are quite common. Snow is extremely rare in this area but drizzle may occur from time to time throughout the winter months.

Tallahassee (zip 32317), Florida gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tallahassee (zip 32317) 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 Tallahassee (zip 32317). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tallahassee (zip 32317) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 32317 zip code 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 the 32317 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tallahassee, Florida	United States
	58.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	110.7 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	91.9°	85.8°
	38.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.5	4.3
	155 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 32317 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Florida. In the 32317 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 32317 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 32317 zip code, there are 84.0 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 32317 zip code with an average of 38.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Florida.

In the 32317 zip code, there are 25.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Florida.

In the 32317 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 32317 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.

August is the wettest month in the 32317 zip code with 7.7 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 58.1 inches in the 32317 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in the 32317 zip code with 15.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 110.7 rainy days annually in the 32317 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 32317 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 32317 zip code.

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Bethany · Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee is a GREAT place to live!

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I are in our mid-20s, and we recently moved here from Washington, DC. We love Tallahassee! The people are friendly, homes are inexpensive (compared to More

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