Lutz climate — normals and trends
Lutz (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 947 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lutz averages 2 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Lutz has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 31 May 1945) and the coldest -7.8 °C (on 13 December 1962).
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
LutzFlorida
- coords
- 28.15°, -82.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.8°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
947mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
134 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
18.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
163 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
39.7 °C
31 May 1945
Coldest day
-7.8 °C
13 December 1962
Wettest day
151 mm
5 September 1950
Windiest day
83.1 km/h
19 October 1944
Strongest gust
192.6 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
28 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.9 °C
13 December 1962
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
19 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 June 2025
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 | 18.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 48 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 104 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 35 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 76 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 137 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 168 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 139 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lutz?
Lutz has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 947 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lutz?
The hottest day measured in Lutz between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1945, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lutz?
The coldest day measured in Lutz between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1962, at -7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lutz?
Almost never: Lutz sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lutz warmed?
Yes: Lutz warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lutz?
The wettest day measured in Lutz between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1950, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lutz?
The windiest day measured in Lutz between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1944, with winds reaching 83.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lutz?
The warmest month in Lutz is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lutz?
Lutz receives on average 947 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lutz?
Lutz 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 Lutz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lutz between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1977, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lutz?
Yes: Lutz has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lutz?
In Lutz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 28 July 2025, and the lowest was -13.9 °C on 13 December 1962.
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