Sarasota Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Sarasota, Florida during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Sarasota, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 51 | January | 22 | 11 |
| 75 | 55 | February | 24 | 13 |
| 77 | 57 | March | 25 | 14 |
| 83 | 64 | April | 28 | 18 |
| 87 | 69 | May | 31 | 21 |
| 90 | 74 | June | 32 | 24 |
| 91 | 76 | July | 33 | 24 |
| 91 | 76 | August | 33 | 25 |
| 90 | 75 | September | 32 | 24 |
| 86 | 69 | October | 30 | 20 |
| 80 | 61 | November | 27 | 16 |
| 76 | 57 | December | 24 | 14 |
| 83 | 65 | Year | 28 | 19 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 52 | January | 23 | 11 |
| 75 | 55 | February | 24 | 13 |
| 78 | 58 | March | 26 | 15 |
| 83 | 63 | April | 28 | 17 |
| 88 | 68 | May | 31 | 20 |
| 90 | 74 | June | 32 | 23 |
| 91 | 75 | July | 33 | 24 |
| 92 | 75 | August | 33 | 24 |
| 90 | 74 | September | 32 | 23 |
| 86 | 68 | October | 30 | 20 |
| 80 | 60 | November | 27 | 16 |
| 75 | 55 | December | 24 | 13 |
| 83 | 65 | Year | 29 | 18 |
Days of Hot Weather in Sarasota
Over half of summer days at Sarasota have highs in the 90s Fahrenheit. The other days top out in the 80s.
A day of 100-degree (38 °C) weather is not normal here.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| February | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| March | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| April | 29 | 23 | 1 |
| May | 31 | 30 | 7 |
| June | 30 | 30 | 14 |
| July | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| August | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| September | 30 | 30 | 16 |
| October | 31 | 28 | 5 |
| November | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| December | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| Year | 332 | 252 | 85 |
How Often Sarasota Has Cold Temperatures
The temperature can drop to freezing at Sarasota. But that doesn't happen often, only about once or twice a year on average.
| 40 °F 4 °C |
50 °F 10 °C | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 14 |
| February | 2 | 9 |
| March | 1 | 5 |
| April | 0 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 4 |
| December | 2 | 9 |
| Year | 8 | 42 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.