Ocala climate — normals and trends
Ocala (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,064 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ocala averages 8 frost days, 127 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Ocala 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 40.5 °C (on 1 June 1945) and the coldest -10.4 °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
OcalaFlorida
- coords
- 29.19°, -82.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,064mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
127 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
16.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
139 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.5 °C
1 June 1945
Coldest day
-10.4 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
131 mm
10 September 1964
Windiest day
56.6 km/h
11 September 2017
Strongest gust
169.6 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-17.0 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
10 February 1973
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 | 17.0 °C | -2.3 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 23.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 71 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 129 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 178 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 156 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 26.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ocala?
Ocala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ocala?
The hottest day measured in Ocala between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1945, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ocala?
The coldest day measured in Ocala between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ocala?
Almost never: Ocala sees virtually no snow, with about 8 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ocala warmed?
Yes: Ocala warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ocala?
The wettest day measured in Ocala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1964, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ocala?
The windiest day measured in Ocala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2017, with winds reaching 56.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ocala?
The warmest month in Ocala is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ocala?
Ocala receives on average 1,064 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ocala?
Ocala gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ocala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ocala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1973, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ocala?
Yes: Ocala has on average 139 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ocala?
In Ocala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 13 August 2023, and the lowest was -17.0 °C on 21 January 1985.
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