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30-year climate normals

Sarasota County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

92.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 50.0°F.

Sarasota County gets 61.07" of precipitation a year, and 49% 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 74.5° 50.0° 2.85"
February 77.6° 52.4° 2.44"
March 80.7° 55.2° 3.00"
April 85.2° 59.8° 2.98"
May 89.8° 64.9° 3.75"
June 91.7° 70.7° 9.95"
July 92.3° 72.8° 9.81"
August 92.5° 73.6° 10.12"
September 90.7° 72.2° 8.45"
October 86.5° 66.1° 3.19"
November 80.8° 57.4° 2.02"
December 76.6° 53.0° 2.51"

Rainfall by month

Sarasota County has a distinct wet season. 49% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 2.85"
February 2.44"
March 3.00"
April 2.98"
May 3.75"
June 9.95"
July 9.81"
August 10.12"
September 8.45"
October 3.19"
November 2.02"
December 2.51"
Annual total 61.07"

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 3,581
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 417
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.17¢/kWh, Florida average $543
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $22

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 Sarasota County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Sarasota County?

Sarasota County averages a high of 92.5°F in August and a low of 50.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 61.07 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Sarasota County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 49% 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 Sarasota County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 92.5°F. That drives 3,581 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Sarasota County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Sarasota County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MYAKKA RVR SP, FL US (USC00086065), 6.7 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.