Orlando climate
Orlando is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 11 °C. August is the wettest month (179 mm) and November the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Orlando averages 1,116 mm of rain, 254 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
United States · 30 m elevation · population 334,854 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 31 °C
- Coldest month January 11 °C
- Driest month November 40 mm
- Wettest month August 179 mm
- Least cloud May 44 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 38 °C
- Coldest on record January -2.5 °C
What to expectOrlando through the year
Orlando has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 21 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 254 days a year reach 25 °C, 111 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 179 mm against 40 mm in November — 4.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9 °C | 56 mm | 53 % |
| February | 22.4 °C | 52 mm | 50 % |
| March | 24.8 °C | 63 mm | 48 % |
| April | 27.4 °C | 55 mm | 46 % |
| May | 30.1 °C | 74 mm | 44 % |
| June | 31.0 °C | 161 mm | 60 % |
| July | 31.4 °C | 163 mm | 64 % |
| August | 31.2 °C | 179 mm | 65 % |
| September | 29.8 °C | 146 mm | 62 % |
| October | 27.5 °C | 73 mm | 50 % |
| November | 24.4 °C | 40 mm | 48 % |
| December | 22.1 °C | 54 mm | 52 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9 °C | 11.4 °C | 15.5 °C | 29.4 °C | -2.5 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 22.4 °C | 12.6 °C | 16.9 °C | 30.5 °C | -2.0 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 24.8 °C | 14.4 °C | 19.1 °C | 35.0 °C | 1.5 °C | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| April | 27.4 °C | 17.1 °C | 21.9 °C | 35.5 °C | 6.0 °C | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 30.1 °C | 20.0 °C | 24.7 °C | 37.6 °C | 10.2 °C | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| June | 31.0 °C | 23.0 °C | 26.5 °C | 37.6 °C | 17.5 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| July | 31.4 °C | 23.8 °C | 27.0 °C | 36.7 °C | 20.5 °C | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| August | 31.2 °C | 24.0 °C | 27.0 °C | 36.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| September | 29.8 °C | 23.0 °C | 25.8 °C | 33.7 °C | 17.6 °C | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| October | 27.5 °C | 19.9 °C | 23.2 °C | 33.2 °C | 6.2 °C | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 24.4 °C | 15.8 °C | 19.6 °C | 31.6 °C | 4.4 °C | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 22.1 °C | 13.1 °C | 17.0 °C | 29.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 74 % | 17 km/h |
| February | 52 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 18 km/h |
| March | 63 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 69 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 55 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 46 % | 68 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 74 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 44 % | 69 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 161 mm | 19 | 14 h/day | 60 % | 78 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 163 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 64 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 179 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 146 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 82 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 73 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 77 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 40 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 75 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 54 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 52 % | 76 % | 16 km/h |
Where Orlando ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in December | 27thof 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in March | 27thof 50 | 91/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in February | 34thof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in January | 45thof 50 | 91/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Orlando.
QuestionsCommon questions about Orlando’s climate
When is the best time to visit Orlando?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Orlando get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 111 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 11 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Orlando?
August, averaging 179 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is November with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,116 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Orlando rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.