Climateby Month

Daytona Beach, FL climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 14 ft elevation

Summers in Daytona Beach are hot and oppressively humid; winters are mild. Highs peak at 90°F in July and fall to 69°F in January. The wettest month is August (about 15 wet days) and the driest is April (about 6). The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March.

Warmest month
90°F
July normal high
Coldest month
49°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
119
51.3 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
173
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Daytona Beach?

Normal highs range from 69°F in January to 90°F in July.

40°50°60°70°80°90° January: normal high 69°F (21°C), low 49°F (9°C) 69° 49° February: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 51°F (11°C) March: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 55°F (13°C) April: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 60°F (16°C) May: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 66°F (19°C) June: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 72°F (22°C) July: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 74°F (23°C) 90° 74° August: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 74°F (23°C) September: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 73°F (23°C) October: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 67°F (19°C) November: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 58°F (14°C) December: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 52°F (11°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Daytona Beach?

August has the most wet days (about 15); the year brings about 51 in of precipitation.

January: 8 wet days February: 7 wet days March: 8 wet days April: 6 wet days 6 May: 7 wet days June: 15 wet days July: 14 wet days August: 15 wet days 15 September: 15 wet days October: 11 wet days November: 7 wet days December: 8 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Daytona Beach?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 31 days.

January: 1 muggy days 1 February: 2 muggy days March: 2 muggy days April: 6 muggy days May: 16 muggy days June: 29 muggy days July: 31 muggy days 31 August: 31 muggy days September: 29 muggy days October: 18 muggy days November: 7 muggy days December: 3 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Orlando Sanford Airport, 33 mi SSW of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.3 hours in December to 14.0 hours in June.

January: 10.5 hours of daylight February: 11.2 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 12.9 hours of daylight May: 13.6 hours of daylight June: 14.0 hours of daylight 14.0 July: 13.8 hours of daylight August: 13.2 hours of daylight September: 12.3 hours of daylight October: 11.5 hours of daylight November: 10.7 hours of daylight December: 10.3 hours of daylight 10.3 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Daytona Beach, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysMuggy daysDaylight
January 69°F49°F 2.7 in8 1 10.5 h
February 72°F51°F 2.3 in7 2 11.2 h
March 76°F55°F 3.6 in8 2 12.0 h
April 80°F60°F 2.2 in6 6 12.9 h
May 85°F66°F 3.7 in7 16 13.6 h
June 89°F72°F 6.9 in15 29 14.0 h
July 90°F74°F 6.0 in14 31 13.8 h
August 90°F74°F 6.6 in15 31 13.2 h
September 87°F73°F 7.2 in15 29 12.3 h
October 82°F67°F 4.8 in11 18 11.5 h
November 76°F58°F 2.8 in7 7 10.7 h
December 72°F52°F 2.3 in8 3 10.3 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Daytona Beach

By our comfort score, the best months are January, February and March.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 671750
Feb 671440
Mar 701750
Apr 641041
May 52257
Jun 4101013
Jul 370920
Aug 3601017
Sep 41097
Oct 52561
Nov 641340
Dec 651540

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Daytona Beach

The last spring frost typically comes around Jan 30, and the first fall frost around Jan 8, leaving 340 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Daytona Beach
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Jan 30after Feb 26
First fall frost (32°F)Jan 8before Dec 10
Hard freeze (28°F)in about 28% of years; no typical date
Frost-free season340 daysunder 306 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Daytona Beach Intl Airport (USW00012834), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Florida.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 101°F (June 16, 1998, and 3 other days); the lowest was 24°F (December 28, 2010, and 1 other day).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain and frost dates: Daytona Beach Intl Airport (USW00012834), 2.5 mi SW of the city center, 31 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Deland 1 Sse (USC00082229), 22 mi SW of the city center, 25 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour: Orlando Sanford Airport (USW00012854), 33 mi SSW of the city center, 55 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Orlando Executive Airport (USW00012841), 50 mi SSW of the city center, 108 ft (94 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Orlando Sanford Airport (722057-12854), 33 mi SSW of the city center, 49 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error