Penney Farms, FL climate
Penney Farms has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Penney Farms feels like
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Penney Farms weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 44° | 3.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| February | 70° | 47° | 2.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50° – 67° |
| March | 75° | 51° | 3.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57° – 71° |
| April | 81° | 57° | 2.8" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 64° – 74° |
| May | 87° | 64° | 3.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72° – 79° |
| June | 90° | 70° | 7.4" | 0 | 16 | 0 | 78° – 85° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 6.4" | 0 | 15 | 0 | 80° – 84° |
| August | 91° | 72° | 6.9" | 0 | 15 | 0 | 79° – 84° |
| September | 88° | 70° | 6.6" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 76° – 83° |
| October | 82° | 62° | 4.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| November | 74° | 53° | 2.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59° – 71° |
| December | 69° | 47° | 2.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48° – 68° |
| Year | 81° | 59° | 52.1" | 0.0" | 120 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Penney Farms
Penney Farms gets 52 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 120 days a year.
About 313 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by February 8 and the first one by December 24. That leaves about 313 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 95% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Penney Farms
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Penney Farms, 23% of that work is heating and 77% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Penney Farms compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Penney Farms averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is larger than in 63% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Penney Farms’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 48° to 68°. July is the most reliable, staying within 4°.
Common questions about Penney Farms’s climate
What is the coldest month in Penney Farms?
January, with a typical high of 67° and a low of 44°.
What is the hottest month in Penney Farms?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 72°. About 92 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Penney Farms get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Penney Farms?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by December 24, and the last spring frost by February 8.
What is the rainiest month in Penney Farms?
June, with 7.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 52 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Penney Farms itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Jacksonville Nas, FL (19 mi, snow) and Starke, FL (19 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.