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Panama City Beach, FL climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 12 ft elevation

Summers in Panama City Beach are hot and oppressively humid; winters are cool. Highs peak at 91°F in July and fall to 64°F in January. The wettest month is August (about 14 wet days) and the driest is May (about 5). Snow is rare. The most comfortable time to visit is March, April and November.

Warmest month
91°F
July normal high
Coldest month
43°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
100
61.3 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
177
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Panama City Beach?

Normal highs range from 64°F in January to 91°F in July.

40°50°60°70°80°90°100° January: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 43°F (6°C) 64° 43° February: normal high 67°F (19°C), low 46°F (8°C) March: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 52°F (11°C) April: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 58°F (14°C) May: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 66°F (19°C) June: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 73°F (23°C) July: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 75°F (24°C) 91° 75° August: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 75°F (24°C) September: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 71°F (22°C) October: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 61°F (16°C) November: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 50°F (10°C) December: normal high 67°F (19°C), low 45°F (7°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Panama City Beach?

August has the most wet days (about 14); the year brings about 61 in of precipitation.

January: 9 wet days February: 8 wet days March: 7 wet days April: 6 wet days May: 5 wet days 5 June: 11 wet days July: 12 wet days August: 14 wet days 14 September: 10 wet days October: 6 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 Panama City Beach?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 31 days.

January: 2 muggy days 2 February: 2 muggy days March: 4 muggy days April: 9 muggy days May: 22 muggy days June: 29 muggy days July: 31 muggy days 31 August: 31 muggy days September: 27 muggy days October: 14 muggy days November: 4 muggy days December: 3 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Tyndall AFB Airport, 15 mi ESE of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.2 hours in December to 14.1 hours in June.

January: 10.4 hours of daylight February: 11.1 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 12.9 hours of daylight May: 13.7 hours of daylight June: 14.1 hours of daylight 14.1 July: 13.9 hours of daylight August: 13.2 hours of daylight September: 12.3 hours of daylight October: 11.4 hours of daylight November: 10.6 hours of daylight December: 10.2 hours of daylight 10.2 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Panama City Beach, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysMuggy daysDaylight
January 64°F43°F 4.8 in9 2 10.4 h
February 67°F46°F 5.0 in8 2 11.1 h
March 73°F52°F 5.0 in7 4 12.0 h
April 79°F58°F 4.1 in6 9 12.9 h
May 85°F66°F 3.3 in5 22 13.7 h
June 89°F73°F 5.8 in11 29 14.1 h
July 91°F75°F 7.4 in12 31 13.9 h
August 91°F75°F 7.4 in14 31 13.2 h
September 89°F71°F 7.0 in10 27 12.3 h
October 82°F61°F 3.5 in6 14 11.4 h
November 73°F50°F 3.7 in6 4 10.6 h
December 67°F45°F 4.3 in8 3 10.2 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 Panama City Beach

By our comfort score, the best months are March, April and November.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 571070
Feb 621260
Mar 661460
Apr 651050
May 54243
Jun 430912
Jul 380918
Aug 3501119
Sep 390713
Oct 56742
Nov 661540
Dec 581160

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 Panama City Beach

The last spring frost typically comes around Feb 7, and the first fall frost around Dec 24, leaving 318 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Panama City Beach
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Feb 7after Mar 5
First fall frost (32°F)Dec 24before Nov 23
Last hard freeze (28°F)Jan 23after Feb 22
First hard freeze (28°F)Jan 5before Dec 5
Frost-free season318 daysunder 282 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: Panama City Bay Co Airport (USW00003882), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Florida.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 102°F (August 23, 2007); the lowest was 15°F (February 5, 1996).

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, snowfall and snow depth: Panama City 5N (USC00086842), 10 mi ENE of the city center, 5 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Frost dates: Panama City Bay Co Airport (USW00003882), 7.7 mi ENE of the city center, 21 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour: Tyndall AFB (USW00013846), 15 mi ESE of the city center, 23 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Valparaiso Eglin AFB (USW00013858), 47 mi WNW of the city center, 59 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Tyndall AFB Airport (747750-13846), 15 mi ESE of the city center, 17 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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