Tallahassee climate — normals and trends
Tallahassee (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,131 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tallahassee averages 14 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Tallahassee has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 23 June 1944) and the coldest -12.8 °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
TallahasseeFlorida
- coords
- 30.44°, -84.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,131mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
39.8 °C
23 June 1944
Coldest day
-12.8 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
213 mm
23 August 2008
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
21 November 1985
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
11 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
2 August 1986
Coldest feels-like
-19.3 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
21 January 2025
Sunniest day
13.6 h
27 June 2012
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 | 14.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 76 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 22.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 79 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 140 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 45 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 119 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 130 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 71 mm | -76 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 188 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 22 mm | -76 mm |
| Oct | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 67 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 23.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tallahassee?
Tallahassee has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,131 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tallahassee?
The hottest day measured in Tallahassee between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1944, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tallahassee?
The coldest day measured in Tallahassee between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Tallahassee?
Almost never: Tallahassee sees virtually no snow, with about 14 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tallahassee warmed?
Yes: Tallahassee warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tallahassee?
The wettest day measured in Tallahassee between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2008, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tallahassee?
The windiest day measured in Tallahassee between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1985, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tallahassee?
The warmest month in Tallahassee is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tallahassee?
Tallahassee receives on average 1,131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tallahassee?
Tallahassee gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tallahassee?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tallahassee between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2025, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tallahassee?
Yes: Tallahassee has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tallahassee?
In Tallahassee, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 2 August 1986, and the lowest was -19.3 °C on 21 January 1985.
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