Lakeside climate — normals and trends
Lakeside (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,027 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lakeside averages 10 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Lakeside has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 1 June 1945) and the coldest -12.4 °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
LakesideFlorida
- coords
- 30.13°, -81.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,027mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
137 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
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
40.2 °C
1 June 1945
Coldest day
-12.4 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
149 mm
7 October 2016
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
19 October 1944
Strongest gust
148.0 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
1 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-19.2 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
4.0 cm
23 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.2 h
24 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.9 °C | -2.2 °C | 86 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 22.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 43 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 136 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 123 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 145 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 295 mm | +151 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 75 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 113 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 20.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lakeside?
Lakeside has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lakeside?
The hottest day measured in Lakeside between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1945, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lakeside?
The coldest day measured in Lakeside between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lakeside?
Almost never: Lakeside sees virtually no snow, with about 10 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lakeside warmed?
Yes: Lakeside warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lakeside?
The wettest day measured in Lakeside between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2016, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lakeside?
The windiest day measured in Lakeside between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1944, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lakeside?
The warmest month in Lakeside is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lakeside?
Lakeside receives on average 1,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lakeside?
Lakeside gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lakeside?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lakeside between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, with 4.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lakeside?
Yes: Lakeside has on average 137 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lakeside?
In Lakeside, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 1 August 1999, and the lowest was -19.2 °C on 21 January 1985.
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