Destin weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Destin is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with October and November close behind. Destin averages about 2,690 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 84 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,690
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,504 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Destin?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Destin is May, then October and November. The dullest month is January (52/100, 95 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Destin?
Destin gets a lot of sun: around 2,690 hours a year. May (79/100) is noticeably better than January (52). It ranks #146 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,504 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 95 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 128 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 74 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 114 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 128 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 84 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 152 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 173 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 179 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 132 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 93 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 78 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 91 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 135 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Destin by month
The sea off Destin is warmest in July at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach United States · 10 km · best in May · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Panama City Beach United States · 65 km · best in May · 2,639 h sun/yr
- Pensacola United States · 69 km · best in Nov · 2,723 h sun/yr
- Mobile United States · 173 km · best in Nov · 2,621 h sun/yr
- Tallahassee United States · 203 km · best in Oct · 2,611 h sun/yr
- Montgomery United States · 211 km · best in Oct · 2,509 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dothan United States · 141 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Oct
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