Orlando Weather Averages

Orlando, Florida gets wonderful weather for much of the year, especially during fall, winter and spring. Just in summer months does the climate turn hot and rainy.

This page gives detailed information on the annual temperature, precipitation, sun, humidity, wind and storm averages for Orlando. The numbers here are historical averages based on climate data gathered at the Orlando Executive Airport, located near downtown Orlando.

Temperature

83 °F	annual average high	28 °C
65 °F	annual average low	18 °C

Orlando's coldest days of the year usually occur in January when the daily maximum temperature averages 71 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius) and the minimum averages 52 °F (11 °C).

The year's hottest days are normally at the beginning of August. The average temperature peaks then with daily highs of 92 °F (33 °C) and nighttime lows of 76 °F (24 °C).

258 days	80 °F max. or more (27 °C)
114 days	60 °F min. or less (16 °C)

Orlando averages 111 days a year when the thermometer reaches into the 90s °F (over 32 °C). The temperature does not normally climbs above 100 °F (38 °C).

The thermometer dips to 40 °F (4 °C) or below on an average of eight nights a year at Orlando. Typically one of those nights get as cold as 32 °F (0 °C).

Rain

51.5 in	total precipitation	1307 mm
130 days	with rainfall

June and July are usually the wettest months of the year in Orlando, while November is the driest.

Sun

66 %	sunshine
89 days	clear skies

The sun's rays reach the ground in Orlando during 66 percent of daylight hours on average year round, for a total of 2930 hours annually. Typically on 89 days a year the sky is mainly clear, with at most 30 percent cloud cover.

Sunlight in Orlando averages 12 hours and 9 minutes a day. The shortest days of the year in mid December have 10 hours and 20 minutes of daylight. The year's longest days in mid June last 13:58 from sunrise to sunset.

Humidity

74 %	average humidity

The annual average for relative humidity in Orlando ranges throughout the day from 89 percent at 4:00 am to 55 percent at 1:00 pm standard time.

Local Time	1 am	4 am	7 am	10 am	1 pm	4 pm	7 pm	10 pm
Humidity %	87	89	89	67	55	56	70	81

Wind

8.6 mph

wind speed average

13.8 kph

March is usually the windiest month for Orlando, and the wind is calmest during August.

Storms

14 days	precipitation of 1 inch (25 mm) or more
82 days	with thunderstorms a year
0.8 %	chance a named storm makes landfall

Thunderstorms can appear over Orlando any month of the year but are most common from June to August.

In any year, there's a 0.4 percent probability that a hurricane will reach land in Orange county, which includes Orlando. For major hurricanes of category 3 to 5, the likelihood drops to 0.1 percent. Named storms usually arrive during the months of June to November, while hurricanes are generally restricted to August, September and October.

The chances that a wind gust reaches 40 miles per hour (64 kilometres an hour) or greater is ten percent a year. Intense hurricane force winds that top 115 mph (185 kph) have a one percent probability of blasting the county.