The Villages climate — normals and trends
The Villages (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,010 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
The Villages averages 5 frost days, 128 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
The Villages has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 1 June 1945) and the coldest -9.3 °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
The VillagesFlorida
- coords
- 28.93°, -81.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.2°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,010mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
128 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
17.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
150 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 = 0.36 · 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
40.3 °C
1 June 1945
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
165 mm
27 August 1949
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
11 September 2017
Strongest gust
170.3 km/h
19 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
3 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-16.0 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
9 January 2010
Sunniest day
13.1 h
22 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 | 17.5 °C | -2.3 °C | 48 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 24.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 51 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 95 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 137 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 162 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 175 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of The Villages?
The Villages has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,010 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in The Villages?
The hottest day measured in The Villages between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1945, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in The Villages?
The coldest day measured in The Villages between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in The Villages?
Almost never: The Villages sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of The Villages warmed?
Yes: The Villages warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in The Villages?
The wettest day measured in The Villages between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1949, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in The Villages?
The windiest day measured in The Villages between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2017, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in The Villages?
The warmest month in The Villages is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in The Villages?
The Villages receives on average 1,010 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in The Villages?
The Villages 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 The Villages?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in The Villages between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2010, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in The Villages?
Yes: The Villages has on average 150 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in The Villages?
In The Villages, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 3 July 2019, and the lowest was -16.0 °C on 21 January 1985.
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