Weather in Okaloosa County

Calculated from weather data of Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach (KVPS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	63.0	62.0	67.0	61.0	60.0	64.0
February	68.0	67.0	71.0	66.0	63.0	66.0
March	72.0	73.0	72.0	72.0	71.0	76.0
April	76.0		76.0	76.0	74.0	78.0
May	83.0		82.0	83.0	81.0	82.0
June	87.0		87.0	90.0	86.0	87.0
July	89.0		90.0	88.0	88.0	89.0
August	89.0		94.0	88.0	89.0	88.0
September	88.0		87.0	87.0	88.0	85.0
October	81.0		80.0	79.0	83.0	81.0
November	72.0		71.0	72.0	69.0	77.0
December	65.0		64.0	70.0	70.0	63.0
Average	77.0	67.0	79.0	78.0	77.0	78.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	44.0	43	48	39	45	49
February	51.0	49	54	46	47	49
March	54.0	55	55	52	55	61
April	58.0		59	58	55	59
May	66.0		66	68	64	65
June	72.0		72	74	71	73
July	74.0		74	76	73	74
August	75.0		78	74	72	76
September	72.0		71	70	70	71
October	62.0		60	56	63	63
November	51.0		52	54	47	56
December	49.0		47	53	55	42
Average	59.0	49.0	61.0	60.0	60.0	62.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	101	96	93	89
77 °F or warmer	5	197	202	188	224
68 °F or warmer	42	302	285	289	299
32 °F or colder	5	3	11	4	9

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.1	14	15	17	9	13
February	10.3	15	11	12	8	16
March	8.5	17	8	10	9	6
April	5.1		9	7	6	2
May	5.2		5	10	4	3
June	8.3		7	9	7	9
July	6.4		6	11	7	8
August	9.4		4	16	4	15
September	7.1		10	8	4	15
October	6.8		6	6	4	4
November	6.4		17	7	2	4
December	7.7		12	7	5	6
Average	8.2	15.5	8.8	10.1	5.7	8.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.2	11	9	9	9	9
February	9.5	10	10	10	10	9
March	10.1	10	10	11	10	10
April	9.9		10	11	9	9
May	8.8		8	9	9	9
June	8.1		9	8	9	9
July	6.9		7	6	6	8
August	6.9		8	7	7	7
September	7.7		7	8	6	10
October	8.4		8	8	8	8
November	8.5		9	9	8	9
December	8.4		9	7	8	8
Average	8.7	9.9	8.6	8.6	8.1	8.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	W	N	NW	NE
February	E	S	E	NE	SE
March	E	S	SE	SE	S
April		SE	SE	SE	SW
May		S	S	SE	S
June		SW	S	S	S
July		SW	S	SW	S
August		SW	S	S	S
September		E	NE	SE	E
October		NE	E	SE	E
November		NE	NE	NE	NE
December		NE	E	S	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Okaloosa County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Okaloosa County?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 89 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Okaloosa County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 63 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Okaloosa County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 11.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Okaloosa County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in April. The probability is about 5.2 %.