The most pleasant months of the year for Jacksonville are April, October and November. In Jacksonville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for Jacksonville with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. December is the snowiest month in Jacksonville with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall. The humidity here has been described as stifling in August and July.
Today's Weather - Jacksonville, FL
6 AM PST
Mostly Cloudy
52°F
7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
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Today | Mostly Cloudy | 59° / 48° | N 9 to 13 mph |
Thursday | Sunny | 72° / 47° | N 6 mph |
Friday | Sunny | 67° / 53° | N 2 to 14 mph |
Saturday | Rain Showers Likely | 60° / 46° | NE 9 to 21 mph |
Sunday | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny | 65° / 46° | NE 13 to 17 mph |
Monday | Mostly Sunny | 68° / 50° | NE 8 to 14 mph |
Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | 71° / 54° | NE 7 to 13 mph |
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 44
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year
BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Jacksonville area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.
7.2 / 10
A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
January | 65° | 44° |
February | 68° | 47° |
March | 73° | 52° |
April | 79° | 57° |
May | 85° | 65° |
June | 89° | 71° |
July | 91° | 73° |
August | 90° | 74° |
September | 87° | 71° |
October | 80° | 63° |
November | 74° | 54° |
December | 67° | 47° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Jacksonville
| Hot Days | Freezing Days | Rainy Days | Snowy Days |
January | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
February | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
March | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
April | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
May | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
June | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
July | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
August | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
September | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
October | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
November | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
December | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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.