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Jacksonville weather by month — averages, rainfall & climate trends

Average temperatures and rainfall by month, a climate graph, today's conditions versus the long-term average, and how the climate has shifted since 1940 — all on one page for Jacksonville, United States.

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Mostly clear

Right now

36.2°

39°feels like
40%humidity
21°dew point
12 km/hfrom S
sunrise06:38sunset20:27day length13h 50m
TodayMostly clear36°25°
TueClear36°24°
WedOvercast38°25°
ThuOvercast40°28°
FriOvercast38°25°
SatOvercast29°25°
SunOvercast33°25°

On this date — July 20

Today (forecast)
36° / 25°
Average for July 20
32° / 24°

Warmer than usual · 3.5°C above the average high

  • Record high: 38.9° · 1986
  • Record low: 21.0° · 1967
  • One year ago: 36.3°

Every July 20 in history — coldest to hottest

Daily highsDaily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each July 20 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell — about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Jacksonville is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 30.33°N, 81.66°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
30.33°N, 81.66°W
Time zone
America/New York
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

28 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.4°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year — the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis — modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month — what a typical year looks like, from the full record.

Climate overview

Average temperatures in Jacksonville follow a clear seasonal rhythm, rising and falling by 14.8°C over the course of the year. The warmest month is July, with a daily mean around 27.0°C and typical afternoon highs of 32.1°C. On about 155 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. The coolest month is January, when daily means fall to about 12.2°C and overnight lows sit around 7.5°C.

The heavier rain months run from June to September. Jacksonville picks up roughly 1061 mm a year, with a peak of 148 mm in August and as little as 47 mm in November.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Jacksonville has climbed 0.8°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 95 a year to 130 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest — a yearly swing of 15°C. Wettest month: August (~148 mm). Whole year averages ~1061 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre — a measured proxy for how sunny the month is.

Jacksonville month by month — what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January18.5°7.5°66 mm10.2 h29.1° (2023)-12.3° (1985)
February20.1°8.7°70 mm10.9 h31.3° (2023)-6.9° (1958)
March23.0°11.5°80 mm11.8 h34.7° (2020)-5.0° (1980)
April26.2°14.8°58 mm12.7 h34.1° (1999)2.0° (2009)
May29.4°18.7°71 mm13.5 h38.7° (1945)7.2° (1971)
June31.3°22.1°125 mm13.9 h40.3° (1945)10.7° (1984)
July32.1°23.4°143 mm13.8 h39.5° (1981)18.5° (1974)
August31.6°23.4°148 mm13.1 h40.0° (1999)17.0° (1957)
September29.8°21.9°125 mm12.2 h37.1° (1999)9.2° (1967)
October26.4°17.1°71 mm11.2 h34.1° (1951)1.6° (2008)
November22.6°12.0°47 mm10.4 h31.0° (2015)-6.9° (1970)
December19.6°8.9°58 mm10.1 h29.2° (2015)-10.4° (1962)

How it has changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.8°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.15°C per decade.

One point per year — the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis — modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.16°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis — modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 95.8 early in the record → 129.9 recently. Frost days: 3 → 5.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1945, all-time low in 1985: 40.3°C / -12.3°C.

One point per year — the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1061 mm/year on average. Last decade ran +9% vs that average. Long-term trend: +7 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record — ~30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Jacksonville — Frequently asked questions

Which is the warmest month in Jacksonville?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Jacksonville is July (mean about 27.0°C) and the coolest is January (about 12.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Jacksonville compare to the historical average?
On 2026-07-20, Jacksonville is forecast to reach a high of 35.8°C and a low of 25.4°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 32.3°C and a low of 23.5°C — today's high is 3.5°C warmer than that average.
How much has Jacksonville warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Jacksonville is about 0.8°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Jacksonville?
Jacksonville receives about 1061 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with August typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Jacksonville?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Jacksonville is about 20.3°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Jacksonville by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Jacksonville (°C, full record since 1940): January 18°/7°, February 20°/9°, March 23°/11°, April 26°/15°, May 29°/19°, June 31°/22°, July 32°/23°, August 32°/23°, September 30°/22°, October 26°/17°, November 23°/12°, December 20°/9°.
How many days a year does it rain in Jacksonville?
On long-term average, Jacksonville has about 145 days a year with measurable rain, totalling roughly 1061 mm.

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