Florida · county areal climate 1951–2025

Highlands County, FL

A 50.9" / 73.6°F normal · 2025 ran 92% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (18.83") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

50.9in
annual precipitation · 73.6°F

2025 vs Normal

92%
46.9" · 73.8°F (+0.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

69.1in
1953

Driest Year

28.9in
2000

Biggest Rain Day

6.88in
Sep 11 · 2017

Warmest Year

75.6°F
2015

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

62°
J
65°
F
68°
M
73°
A
78°
M
81°
J
82°
J
83°
A
81°
S
76°
O
69°
N
65°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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