New Port Richey climate — normals and trends
New Port Richey (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 987 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
New Port Richey averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
New Port Richey has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 7 August 1980) and the coldest -1.8 °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
New Port RicheyFlorida
- coords
- 28.24°, -82.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
987mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
23.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
206 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
33.3 °C
7 August 1980
Coldest day
-1.8 °C
13 December 1962
Wettest day
283 mm
5 September 1950
Windiest day
99.1 km/h
19 October 1944
Strongest gust
177.8 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
28 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
13 December 1962
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.1 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 | 14.8 °C | -3.1 °C | 57 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 19.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 103 mm | +39 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 96 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 96 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 162 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 178 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 78 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 18 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 9 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 20.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Port Richey?
New Port Richey has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 987 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Port Richey?
The hottest day measured in New Port Richey between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1980, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Port Richey?
The coldest day measured in New Port Richey between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1962, at -1.8 °C.
Does it snow in New Port Richey?
Almost never: New Port Richey sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of New Port Richey warmed?
Yes: New Port Richey warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Port Richey?
The wettest day measured in New Port Richey between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1950, with 283 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Port Richey?
The windiest day measured in New Port Richey between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1944, with winds reaching 99.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Port Richey?
The warmest month in New Port Richey is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in New Port Richey?
New Port Richey receives on average 987 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Port Richey?
New Port Richey gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New Port Richey?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Port Richey between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1989, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Port Richey?
Yes: New Port Richey has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Port Richey?
In New Port Richey, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 28 July 2025, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 13 December 1962.
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