Leesburg climate — normals and trends
Leesburg (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,011 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Leesburg averages 3 frost days, 131 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Leesburg has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 1 June 1945) and the coldest -8.7 °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
LeesburgFlorida
- coords
- 28.81°, -81.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.4°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,011mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
131 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
156 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
40.4 °C
1 June 1945
Coldest day
-8.7 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
159 mm
24 June 1974
Windiest day
62.9 km/h
11 September 2017
Strongest gust
173.2 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
22 August 1980
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
9 January 2010
Sunniest day
13.1 h
23 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.8 °C | -2.3 °C | 40 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 108 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 145 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 170 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 177 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 91 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leesburg?
Leesburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,011 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leesburg?
The hottest day measured in Leesburg between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1945, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leesburg?
The coldest day measured in Leesburg between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Leesburg?
Almost never: Leesburg sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Leesburg warmed?
Yes: Leesburg warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leesburg?
The wettest day measured in Leesburg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1974, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leesburg?
The windiest day measured in Leesburg between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2017, with winds reaching 62.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leesburg?
The warmest month in Leesburg is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Leesburg?
Leesburg receives on average 1,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leesburg?
Leesburg gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leesburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leesburg between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2010, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leesburg?
Yes: Leesburg has on average 156 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leesburg?
In Leesburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 22 August 1980, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 21 January 1985.
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