Ruskin climate — normals and trends
Ruskin (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 989 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ruskin averages 1 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Ruskin 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 38.9 °C (on 31 May 1945) and the coldest -6.9 °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
RuskinFlorida
- coords
- 27.72°, -82.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
989mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
145 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
177 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
38.9 °C
31 May 1945
Coldest day
-6.9 °C
13 December 1962
Wettest day
173 mm
28 September 2022
Windiest day
95.7 km/h
19 October 1944
Strongest gust
193.0 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
28 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.2 °C
13 December 1962
Snowiest day
0.9 cm
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 June 2023
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 | 19.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 26 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 99 mm | +48 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 151 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 199 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 196 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ruskin?
Ruskin has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ruskin?
The hottest day measured in Ruskin between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1945, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ruskin?
The coldest day measured in Ruskin between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1962, at -6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ruskin?
Almost never: Ruskin sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ruskin warmed?
Yes: Ruskin warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ruskin?
The wettest day measured in Ruskin between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2022, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ruskin?
The windiest day measured in Ruskin between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1944, with winds reaching 95.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ruskin?
The warmest month in Ruskin is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ruskin?
Ruskin receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ruskin?
Ruskin gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ruskin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ruskin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1989, with 0.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ruskin?
Yes: Ruskin has on average 177 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ruskin?
In Ruskin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 28 July 2025, and the lowest was -13.2 °C on 13 December 1962.
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