Climateby Month

Lakeland, FL climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 196 ft elevation · also covers Brandon

Summers in Lakeland are hot; winters are mild. Highs peak at 94°F in July and fall to 75°F in January. The wettest month is July (about 18 wet days) and the driest is April (about 6). The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and December.

Warmest month
94°F
July normal high
Coldest month
50°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
122
56.1 in of precipitation
Hot days a year
111
90°F or hotter

How warm is Lakeland?

Normal highs range from 75°F in January to 94°F in July.

50°60°70°80°90°100° January: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 50°F (10°C) 75° 50° February: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 53°F (12°C) March: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 56°F (13°C) April: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 61°F (16°C) May: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 67°F (19°C) June: normal high 93°F (34°C), low 72°F (22°C) July: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 73°F (23°C) 94° 73° August: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 74°F (23°C) September: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 72°F (22°C) October: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 66°F (19°C) November: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 58°F (14°C) December: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 53°F (12°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Lakeland?

July has the most wet days (about 18); the year brings about 56 in of precipitation.

January: 8 wet days February: 7 wet days March: 6 wet days April: 6 wet days 6 May: 8 wet days June: 15 wet days July: 18 wet days 18 August: 18 wet days September: 15 wet days October: 8 wet days November: 6 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 Lakeland?

Humidity data is not available for this location.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.4 hours in December to 13.9 hours in June.

January: 10.6 hours of daylight February: 11.2 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 12.8 hours of daylight May: 13.5 hours of daylight June: 13.9 hours of daylight 13.9 July: 13.7 hours of daylight August: 13.1 hours of daylight September: 12.3 hours of daylight October: 11.5 hours of daylight November: 10.8 hours of daylight December: 10.4 hours of daylight 10.4 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Lakeland, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysDaylight
January 75°F50°F 3.0 in8 10.6 h
February 78°F53°F 2.3 in7 11.2 h
March 81°F56°F 2.8 in6 12.0 h
April 86°F61°F 2.9 in6 12.8 h
May 91°F67°F 4.0 in8 13.5 h
June 93°F72°F 9.7 in15 13.9 h
July 94°F73°F 8.7 in18 13.7 h
August 94°F74°F 8.8 in18 13.1 h
September 92°F72°F 7.0 in15 12.3 h
October 87°F66°F 2.6 in8 11.5 h
November 81°F58°F 1.8 in6 10.8 h
December 77°F53°F 2.5 in8 10.4 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 Lakeland

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

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 742240
Feb 711740
Mar 681441
Apr 57643
May 441514
Jun 3401221
Jul 3101325
Aug 3001324
Sep 340918
Oct 49455
Nov 681630
Dec 722140

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. Comfortable days here are judged by temperature only (no humidity station nearby). How the score works.

Frost dates in Lakeland

The last spring frost typically comes around Jan 26, and the first fall frost around Jan 9, leaving 349 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Lakeland
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Jan 26after Feb 21
First fall frost (32°F)Jan 9before Dec 20
Hard freeze (28°F)in about 28% of years; no typical date
Frost-free season349 daysunder 313 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: Lakeland 2 (USC00084802), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Florida.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 102°F (July 27, 1996, and 1 other day); the lowest was 18°F (December 27, 1995).

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

Near Lakeland

Similar climates elsewhere

Also covers

Brandon uses the same temperature and rain stations as Lakeland, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall and snow depth: Plant City (USC00087205), 12 mi W of the city center, 110 ft (86 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Frost dates: Lakeland 2 (USC00084802), 5.1 mi SW of the city center, 139 ft (57 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Tampa Intl Airport (USW00012842), 36 mi W of the city center, 19 ft (177 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: daily humidity and wind (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

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