SeasonMapBest time to visit Florida
The best time to visit Florida is February, March, April and November, judged across 15 places; August is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · North America · 15 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Florida month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | winter-sun season · dry season · the heat has broken | Everglades National Park, Key West, Orlando |
| February | in season | winter-sun season · dry season · before the heat | Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami |
| March | in season | winter-sun season · dry season · before the heat | Naples, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota |
| April | in season | dry season · the humidity has gone · 29°C highs | Naples, Florida, Miami, Sarasota |
| May | good | turtle nesting · dry season · 30°C highs | Clearwater, Destin, Sarasota |
| June | good | turtle nesting · 32°C highs · 11 h sun | Key West, Destin, Clearwater |
| July | good | turtle nesting · 33°C highs · 11 h sun | Destin, Key West, Fort Lauderdale |
| August | not its best | hurricane season · 17 wet days · best Feb–May | Key West, Destin, Clearwater |
| September | good | turtle nesting · 32°C highs · 10 h sun | Destin, Pensacola, Clearwater |
| October | good | turtle nesting · dry season · 30°C highs | Destin, Pensacola, Sarasota |
| November | in season | dry season · the heat has broken · 27°C highs | Jacksonville, Naples, Florida, Key West |
| December | good | dry season · the heat has broken · 24°C highs | Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 15 places in Florida
- Biscayne National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- ClearwaterUnited Statesweather by month →
- DestinUnited Statesweather by month →
- Dry Tortugas National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- Everglades National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- Fort LauderdaleUnited Statesweather by month →
- JacksonvilleUnited Statesweather by month →
- Key WestUnited Statesweather by month →
- MiamiUnited Statesweather by month →
- Naples, FloridaUnited Statesweather by month →
- OrlandoUnited Statesweather by month →
- PensacolaUnited Statesweather by month →
- SarasotaUnited Statesweather by month →
- St. AugustineUnited Statesweather by month →
- TampaUnited Statesweather by month →
Florida — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Florida?
- February, March, April and November. In March: winter-sun season · dry season · before the heat.
- When is the low season in Florida?
- Florida has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; August is the weakest (hurricane season · 17 wet days · best Feb–May).
- Which months are in season in Florida?
- February, March, April and November — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.