Pensacola weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Pensacola is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with May and October close behind. Pensacola averages about 2,723 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,723
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,534 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 27 m
When is the best time to visit Pensacola?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pensacola is November, then May and October. The dullest month is January (52/100, 96 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pensacola?
Pensacola gets a lot of sun: around 2,723 hours a year. November (79/100) is noticeably better than January (52). It ranks #134 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,534 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 | 7° / 45°F | 96 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 122 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 113 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 128 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 78 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 92 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 164 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 176 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 178 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 141 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 100 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 90 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 134 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Pensacola by month
The sea off Pensacola is warmest in August 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 · 64 km · best in May · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Mobile United States · 104 km · best in Nov · 2,621 h sun/yr
- Panama City Beach United States · 134 km · best in May · 2,639 h sun/yr
- Gulfport United States · 181 km · best in Nov · 2,546 h sun/yr
- Montgomery United States · 217 km · best in Oct · 2,509 h sun/yr
- Tallahassee United States · 272 km · best in Oct · 2,611 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Destin United States · 69 km · 2,690 h sun/yr · best in May
- Dothan United States · 191 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Pensacola compares month by month: Pensacola vs Mobile · Pensacola vs Montgomery · Pensacola vs Gulfport · Pensacola vs Destin-Fort Walton Beach · all comparisons
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