An idea of what Ocala Florida’s weather is like from month to month

Ocala Florida weather report October 2018

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September in Ocala was very hot and humid. Even hot and humid beyond the normal hot and humid here in Ocala. Fortunately we were hurricane free in a month that is the peak of the hurricane season.

October is a sort of transition month. The first half is summer like hot and humid and by mid to late month it begins to get dryer and a little cooler. By cooler I mean the mid 80’s instead of 90’s. We can still get a hurricane through November but the odds decease as the ocean water begins to cool down.

I am looking forward to the winter this year. I am used to the hot summers but this year I’m ready for some cool  dry weather.

Ocala Florida weather report for September 2018

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August was a continuation of our extra wet summer of 2018. It seemed to rain most afternoons. I had to drain my swimming pool several times to keep it from flowing over.

September is the height of hurricane season. I think the peak is about the 15th of the month. This season has been the quietest I have seen since moving to Ocala in 2004. I hope it continues this way.

I like to say that Ocala is the safest place in Florida for hurricanes. They seem to either hit South Florida or go up the Atlantic coast and hit the Carolina’s or into the Gulf and hit the Panhandle, Louisiana or Texas. In 2004 a hurricane in the Gulf made a hard right turn and hit Orlando so there are exceptions and Ocala getting hit isn’t impossible. Irma hit us last year but as a tropical storm knocking down trees, causing some flooding and power outages.

Ocala Florida weather report August 2018

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So far this summer it has been very rainy even for the rainy season. I saw on the TV weather it had rained 17 days on a row in July. Of course it depends where you are because these are thunderstorms and can be isolated. A good thunderstorm can dump 2-3 inches in just an hour on two. I had to lower the water in my pool twice last month.

August will be hot humid and wet just like every summer month. August is also the month when hurricanes start getting going. Technically hurricane season begins in June but the ocean water doesn’t really warm up enough until August to get them going. September is the big month though for hurricanes.

Ocala Florida weather report for July 2018

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June was very rainy even for the rainy season. It seemed to rain 4 or more days a week all month. It was typically hot and humid around 90 every day.

July is pretty predictable. You don’t even need to look at a weather report. It will be hot and humid every day with a 40-60% chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

A lot of people are concerned about the heat and humidity. For one thing you just get used to it.It is consistently hot and humid. For me one week of extreme heat in the summer was hard to take when I lived up north but here in Ocala you get used to it. You also have to realize every where is air conditioned, your house, car, work, stores every where. It’s like saying it’s cold up north but you have heat don’t you ? I can tell you the heat of our summer is a small price to pay for no winter. Actually we have great winters in the 70’s !

Ocala Florida Weather Report June 2018

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The end of May was very wet with rain most days. The humidity seemed to return a week or so early as well.

June is hot and humid. You could say that the weather for the rest of the summer which extends into mid October is very predictable. Hot with temperature in the day around 90. Nights in the mid to high 70’s. Humid every day with a chance of thunderstorms.

Hurricane season begins in June but doesn’t really get going until August when the ocean temperatures heat up.

Ocala weather report May 2018

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pink wild flowers along a road in front of trees

wild flowers along SW 80 Ave

May is still the dry season. Temperatures are in the 80’s but there is still no humidity at least not until the end of the month. There has been very little rain and everything is dry. We are waiting for the rainy season to start in the beginning of June. Spring in Ocala which lasts from the first of March until the end of May is maybe the best time of year.

Ocala Florida weather report April 2018

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March was cooler than normal many days staying in the 60’s or very low 70’s. Too bad because March is one of my favorite months.

April is starting out nicely. The high 70’s to low 80’s. Dry with no humidity. Sunny every day. This is the dry season and there is very little rain this time of year. It will continue to get warmer as the month goes on but the humidity doesn’t return until later in May.

If April isn’t such a great month where you live email me, call me or use my Ocala Dream Home Finder.

Ocala Florida weather report March 2018

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After the coldest December and January I have seen since moving to Ocala in 2004 the first week of February the weather went to the opposite extreme. From the first week through the end of the month daily temperatures were 10 degrees above normal with most days approaching 80 and some above that. The grass has turned back to green and the azaleas are in bloom. February was like an early spring. Then just as suddenly the first week of March we returned to normal. Normal for March is no humidity, very little rain at all and temperatures in the low 70’s warming as the month goes on. The sun shines almost every day in March in Ocala. If you are sick of northern winters call me, email me or use my Ocala Dream Home Finder. Prices here have been going up but still look cheap compared to other parts of the country !

Ocala Florida weather report or January 2018

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January 2018 is starting with predictions of record cold weather this week. We could and probably will get a hard freeze later this week. Day time temperatures for this week will be in the high 40’s to mid 50’s. That is about as cold as it gets here in Ocala. Night time temperatures are supposed to go into the high 20’s. We haven’t seen those kind of temps since 2010. I lost my lemon tree that year and I suspect I’ll lose other borderline hardy plants this week too. Cold like this happens only every 5-10 years. The last 2 or 3 we only got a lite frost. Hopefully by next week we will have warmed up to the high 60’s or low 70’s until the next cold front comes through.

Ocala Florida weather report December 2017

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It’s already December 12 and I am late with my weather report. A cold front came through a couple of days ago and it is cold as the middle of January. By cold I mean the mid 30’s at night and the high 50’s or mid 60’s during the day. That is freezing for Ocala. December is more typically a mild month with the temperatures in the low 70’s. No humidity and very little rain.