Gainesville climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gainesville?

Gainesville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,245 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gainesville?

The hottest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gainesville?

The coldest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -23.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gainesville?

Yes. Gainesville gets on average 7.5 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Gainesville warmed?

Yes: Gainesville warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gainesville?

The wettest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1995, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gainesville?

The windiest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gainesville?

The warmest month in Gainesville is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gainesville?

Gainesville receives on average 1,245 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gainesville?

Gainesville gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gainesville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,245 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Gainesville averages 42 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Gainesville has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -23.3 °C (on 21 January 1985).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

GainesvilleGeorgia

coords: 34.30°, -83.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

15.9°C

Average daily high

21.5°C

Average daily low

11.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,245mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

20.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

42 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

64 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

7.5 cm

Average feels-like high

21.4 °C

Average feels-like low

10.0 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

74 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

40.0 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest day

-23.3 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

134 mm

26 August 1995

Windiest day

46.1 km/h

13 March 1993

Strongest gust

119.9 km/h

29 October 2020

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

30 June 2012

Coldest feels-like

-29.9 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

22.4 cm

12 February 2014

Sunniest day

14.0 h

22 June 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.2 °C29 July 2025	-9.5 °C22 January 2025	16.6 °C	1,100 mm	62	47
2024	36.1 °C26 June 2024	-9.4 °C17 January 2024	17.2 °C	1,532 mm	75	34
2023	36.1 °C26 August 2023	-4.7 °C29 November 2023	17.1 °C	1,297 mm	69	27
2022	36.0 °C15 June 2022	-14.6 °C24 December 2022	16.5 °C	1,345 mm	62	37
2021	33.8 °C24 August 2021	-4.0 °C17 February 2021	16.9 °C	1,489 mm	59	21
2020	34.1 °C19 July 2020	-5.9 °C26 December 2020	17.0 °C	1,664 mm	71	18
2019	36.6 °C3 October 2019	-4.9 °C21 January 2019	17.5 °C	1,323 mm	101	25
2018	34.0 °C20 June 2018	-11.2 °C2 January 2018	16.7 °C	1,838 mm	85	33
2017	33.9 °C21 July 2017	-7.4 °C8 January 2017	17.3 °C	1,326 mm	62	24
2016	35.4 °C25 June 2016	-7.1 °C19 January 2016	17.4 °C	852 mm	96	33
2015	35.8 °C4 August 2015	-12.2 °C8 January 2015	16.9 °C	1,551 mm	64	39
2014	34.6 °C21 August 2014	-14.6 °C7 January 2014	15.7 °C	1,058 mm	72	46
2013	33.4 °C12 June 2013	-5.7 °C28 November 2013	15.7 °C	1,481 mm	40	44
2012	40.0 °C29 June 2012	-6.3 °C4 January 2012	17.1 °C	1,151 mm	55	20
2011	36.8 °C1 June 2011	-10.5 °C14 January 2011	16.7 °C	978 mm	101	34
2010	36.9 °C8 July 2010	-11.3 °C9 January 2010	15.9 °C	1,122 mm	98	61
2009	34.6 °C20 June 2009	-9.8 °C17 January 2009	15.9 °C	1,614 mm	60	42
2008	35.5 °C6 August 2008	-9.2 °C3 January 2008	15.9 °C	1,063 mm	72	38
2007	37.4 °C9 August 2007	-6.7 °C29 January 2007	16.7 °C	846 mm	73	36
2006	36.5 °C4 August 2006	-8.6 °C9 December 2006	16.5 °C	942 mm	77	32
2005	35.4 °C26 July 2005	-10.2 °C24 January 2005	16.1 °C	1,341 mm	62	39
2004	34.2 °C23 July 2004	-7.9 °C20 December 2004	16.2 °C	1,249 mm	47	48
2003	33.4 °C26 August 2003	-12.3 °C24 January 2003	15.6 °C	1,329 mm	40	47
2002	35.3 °C6 August 2002	-8.3 °C28 February 2002	16.1 °C	1,279 mm	64	52
2001	34.2 °C11 July 2001	-9.1 °C3 January 2001	16.1 °C	989 mm	56	39
2000	35.6 °C18 August 2000	-10.8 °C20 December 2000	15.6 °C	909 mm	73	51
1999	36.9 °C31 July 1999	-10.0 °C5 January 1999	16.2 °C	1,021 mm	63	45
1998	36.7 °C19 July 1998	-6.2 °C1 January 1998	17.0 °C	1,269 mm	105	16
1997	34.7 °C3 July 1997	-9.1 °C18 January 1997	15.3 °C	1,382 mm	52	39
1996	35.3 °C23 June 1996	-14.2 °C5 February 1996	15.2 °C	1,327 mm	52	57
1995	37.4 °C18 August 1995	-11.0 °C9 February 1995	15.9 °C	1,410 mm	63	51
1994	32.6 °C22 June 1994	-15.0 °C19 January 1994	15.9 °C	1,454 mm	30	36
1993	36.5 °C28 July 1993	-11.7 °C15 March 1993	15.8 °C	1,238 mm	80	43
1992	34.6 °C12 July 1992	-7.5 °C16 January 1992	15.2 °C	1,534 mm	36	38
1991	34.4 °C24 July 1991	-11.7 °C16 February 1991	16.2 °C	1,354 mm	64	38
1990	36.0 °C6 July 1990	-5.9 °C25 December 1990	16.8 °C	1,221 mm	69	20
1989	34.2 °C25 July 1989	-13.1 °C24 December 1989	15.4 °C	1,573 mm	52	40
1988	36.5 °C15 July 1988	-10.0 °C7 February 1988	15.1 °C	993 mm	76	63
1987	36.3 °C24 July 1987	-7.2 °C27 January 1987	15.8 °C	1,087 mm	81	37
1986	37.0 °C19 July 1986	-14.3 °C28 January 1986	16.4 °C	972 mm	84	44
1985	36.2 °C6 June 1985	-23.3 °C21 January 1985	15.6 °C	1,292 mm	56	61
1984	35.8 °C20 June 1984	-9.0 °C7 February 1984	15.7 °C	1,252 mm	52	47
1983	38.2 °C21 August 1983	-17.2 °C25 December 1983	15.1 °C	1,582 mm	62	41
1982	32.8 °C30 May 1982	-18.2 °C11 January 1982	15.7 °C	1,476 mm	42	40
1981	35.3 °C23 June 1981	-11.7 °C12 January 1981	15.3 °C	1,012 mm	63	53
1980	39.8 °C17 July 1980	-12.1 °C3 March 1980	15.7 °C	1,321 mm	88	54
1979	36.3 °C9 August 1979	-11.9 °C3 January 1979	15.3 °C	1,324 mm	39	53
1978	38.2 °C28 June 1978	-11.4 °C11 January 1978	15.5 °C	1,031 mm	71	63
1977	38.6 °C8 July 1977	-16.5 °C17 January 1977	15.9 °C	1,218 mm	90	66
1976	35.1 °C25 July 1976	-10.8 °C9 January 1976	14.8 °C	1,165 mm	40	56
1975	35.6 °C4 September 1975	-9.6 °C19 December 1975	15.9 °C	1,378 mm	51	34
1974	33.5 °C16 July 1974	-7.9 °C26 February 1974	16.1 °C	1,189 mm	38	26
1973	33.2 °C9 September 1973	-8.6 °C22 December 1973	15.8 °C	1,419 mm	47	41
1972	34.3 °C24 July 1972	-12.1 °C16 January 1972	15.6 °C	1,261 mm	42	31
1971	34.8 °C26 June 1971	-12.0 °C10 February 1971	16.1 °C	1,209 mm	55	46
1970	37.1 °C1 July 1970	-15.2 °C9 January 1970	15.8 °C	1,064 mm	80	53
1969	35.4 °C28 June 1969	-8.9 °C6 January 1969	14.8 °C	1,141 mm	59	60
1968	37.2 °C24 August 1968	-8.9 °C12 February 1968	14.6 °C	1,095 mm	51	76
1967	32.3 °C27 May 1967	-13.4 °C25 February 1967	15.1 °C	1,158 mm	22	44
1966	35.5 °C14 July 1966	-20.0 °C30 January 1966	14.9 °C	1,267 mm	49	46
1965	33.3 °C16 August 1965	-10.3 °C19 January 1965	15.7 °C	960 mm	44	48
1964	36.6 °C11 June 1964	-9.5 °C15 January 1964	15.5 °C	1,536 mm	56	46
1963	34.0 °C6 August 1963	-17.1 °C24 January 1963	15.1 °C	1,265 mm	56	68
1962	35.9 °C23 July 1962	-16.5 °C13 December 1962	15.8 °C	1,088 mm	89	39
1961	33.6 °C31 July 1961	-12.3 °C22 January 1961	15.2 °C	1,314 mm	43	40
1960	35.2 °C20 July 1960	-12.2 °C22 December 1960	15.1 °C	1,149 mm	79	65
1959	36.7 °C30 June 1959	-10.5 °C17 January 1959	16.1 °C	1,353 mm	72	38
1958	35.5 °C12 June 1958	-16.4 °C17 February 1958	15.2 °C	1,054 mm	75	53
1957	36.0 °C1 September 1957	-11.8 °C12 December 1957	16.4 °C	1,399 mm	69	27
1956	35.2 °C6 August 1956	-5.2 °C23 November 1956	16.3 °C	1,220 mm	82	40
1955	34.9 °C21 September 1955	-11.1 °C13 February 1955	16.1 °C	979 mm	74	50
1954	37.7 °C27 June 1954	-4.7 °C13 January 1954	16.5 °C	750 mm	105	47
1953	35.4 °C3 July 1953	-10.0 °C18 December 1953	16.3 °C	1,291 mm	78	32
1952	38.1 °C28 July 1952	-6.4 °C30 January 1952	16.2 °C	1,194 mm	78	27
1951	36.0 °C24 June 1951	-12.5 °C2 February 1951	15.9 °C	1,189 mm	84	53
1950	34.7 °C26 June 1950	-14.1 °C25 November 1950	15.8 °C	998 mm	42	43
1949	36.1 °C28 July 1949	-4.7 °C24 December 1949	16.5 °C	1,522 mm	56	24
1948	35.7 °C4 July 1948	-12.4 °C15 January 1948	16.1 °C	1,629 mm	62	38
1947	36.7 °C4 August 1947	-9.2 °C10 February 1947	15.2 °C	1,325 mm	58	45
1946	34.2 °C19 August 1946	-5.8 °C2 January 1946	16.1 °C	1,308 mm	35	26
1945	36.6 °C29 June 1945	-9.2 °C20 December 1945	15.7 °C	1,395 mm	58	39
1944	37.0 °C23 June 1944	-4.6 °C13 February 1944	16.0 °C	1,173 mm	65	23
1943	36.6 °C26 August 1943	-6.1 °C15 February 1943	15.7 °C	1,012 mm	67	33
1942	35.8 °C20 July 1942	-5.7 °C11 January 1942	15.7 °C	1,152 mm	52	48
1941	33.7 °C29 May 1941	-4.1 °C18 March 1941	15.9 °C	958 mm	60	40
1940	34.4 °C27 July 1940	-15.0 °C27 January 1940	14.6 °C	1,456 mm	33	45

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.2 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

-2

Frost days (< 0 °C)

47 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1100 mm

-145 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.9 °C	-1.8 °C	71 mm	-48 mm
Feb	16.0 °C	+3.0 °C	112 mm	-6 mm
Mar	20.0 °C	+2.8 °C	79 mm	-53 mm
Apr	23.9 °C	+2.0 °C	115 mm	+8 mm
May	24.5 °C	-1.4 °C	209 mm	+113 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+0.7 °C	112 mm	+23 mm
Jul	32.3 °C	+1.5 °C	80 mm	-24 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	-2.2 °C	164 mm	+65 mm
Sep	27.7 °C	+0.4 °C	30 mm	-59 mm
Oct	22.1 °C	-0.2 °C	56 mm	-28 mm
Nov	18.6 °C	+2.1 °C	35 mm	-61 mm
Dec	13.6 °C	+1.6 °C	38 mm	-74 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-9.5 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

44.1 mm

12 Feb 2025

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

7 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

89.6 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-13.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

7.4 cm

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

21 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gainesville?

Gainesville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,245 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gainesville?

The hottest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gainesville?

The coldest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -23.3 °C.

Does it snow in Gainesville?

Yes. Gainesville gets on average 7.5 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.

Has the climate of Gainesville warmed?

Yes: Gainesville warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gainesville?

The wettest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1995, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gainesville?

The windiest day measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gainesville?

The warmest month in Gainesville is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Gainesville?

Gainesville receives on average 1,245 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gainesville?

Gainesville gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gainesville?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gainesville between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2014, with 22.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Gainesville?

Yes: Gainesville has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gainesville?

In Gainesville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 30 June 2012, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 21 January 1985.

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