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30-year climate normals

Manatee County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

91.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 52.3°F.

Manatee County gets 49.05" of precipitation a year, and 48% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 72.5° 52.3° 2.79"
February 74.9° 54.6° 1.92"
March 78.2° 58.1° 2.85"
April 82.5° 62.7° 2.46"
May 87.5° 68.2° 2.58"
June 90.0° 73.6° 7.05"
July 91.1° 75.2° 7.39"
August 91.5° 75.3° 9.11"
September 90.2° 74.1° 6.00"
October 86.3° 68.3° 2.76"
November 80.0° 60.1° 1.81"
December 75.2° 55.2° 2.33"

Rainfall by month

Manatee County has a distinct wet season. 48% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 2.79"
February 1.92"
March 2.85"
April 2.46"
May 2.58"
June 7.05"
July 7.39"
August 9.11"
September 6.00"
October 2.76"
November 1.81"
December 2.33"
Annual total 49.05"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 3,721
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 394
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.17¢/kWh, Florida average $564
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $21

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Manatee County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Manatee County?

Manatee County averages a high of 91.5°F in August and a low of 52.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 49.05 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Manatee County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 48% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Manatee County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 91.5°F. That drives 3,721 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Manatee County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Manatee County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SARASOTA BRADENTON AP, FL US (USW00012871), 11.4 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Florida residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.