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Ocala Florida weather report for July 2018

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June was very rainy even for the rainy season. It seemed to rain 4 or more days a week all month. It was typically hot and humid around 90 every day.

July is pretty predictable. You don’t even need to look at a weather report. It will be hot and humid every day with a 40-60% chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

A lot of people are concerned about the heat and humidity. For one thing you just get used to it.It is consistently hot and humid. For me one week of extreme heat in the summer was hard to take when I lived up north but here in Ocala you get used to it. You also have to realize every where is air conditioned, your house, car, work, stores every where. It’s like saying it’s cold up north but you have heat don’t you ? I can tell you the heat of our summer is a small price to pay for no winter. Actually we have great winters in the 70’s !

Ocala Florida Weather Report June 2018

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The end of May was very wet with rain most days. The humidity seemed to return a week or so early as well.

June is hot and humid. You could say that the weather for the rest of the summer which extends into mid October is very predictable. Hot with temperature in the day around 90. Nights in the mid to high 70’s. Humid every day with a chance of thunderstorms.

Hurricane season begins in June but doesn’t really get going until August when the ocean temperatures heat up.

Ocala weather report May 2018

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pink wild flowers along a road in front of trees

wild flowers along SW 80 Ave

May is still the dry season. Temperatures are in the 80’s but there is still no humidity at least not until the end of the month. There has been very little rain and everything is dry. We are waiting for the rainy season to start in the beginning of June. Spring in Ocala which lasts from the first of March until the end of May is maybe the best time of year.

Ocala Florida weather report April 2018

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March was cooler than normal many days staying in the 60’s or very low 70’s. Too bad because March is one of my favorite months.

April is starting out nicely. The high 70’s to low 80’s. Dry with no humidity. Sunny every day. This is the dry season and there is very little rain this time of year. It will continue to get warmer as the month goes on but the humidity doesn’t return until later in May.

If April isn’t such a great month where you live email me, call me or use my Ocala Dream Home Finder.

Ocala Florida weather report March 2018

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After the coldest December and January I have seen since moving to Ocala in 2004 the first week of February the weather went to the opposite extreme. From the first week through the end of the month daily temperatures were 10 degrees above normal with most days approaching 80 and some above that. The grass has turned back to green and the azaleas are in bloom. February was like an early spring. Then just as suddenly the first week of March we returned to normal. Normal for March is no humidity, very little rain at all and temperatures in the low 70’s warming as the month goes on. The sun shines almost every day in March in Ocala. If you are sick of northern winters call me, email me or use my Ocala Dream Home Finder. Prices here have been going up but still look cheap compared to other parts of the country !

Ocala Florida weather report December 2017

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It’s already December 12 and I am late with my weather report. A cold front came through a couple of days ago and it is cold as the middle of January. By cold I mean the mid 30’s at night and the high 50’s or mid 60’s during the day. That is freezing for Ocala. December is more typically a mild month with the temperatures in the low 70’s. No humidity and very little rain.

Ocala Florida weather report for November 2017

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October was extra warm or so it seemed. I was able to use my pool on October 15 which is really late for me. I have to admit I like the water warm, at least 80 and I don’t have a pool heater. October starts warm as in 90 and gradually cools down to the low to mid 80’s.

November is a little like early September where I grew up in Massachusetts. It is dry, the humidity has gone and in the 80’s during the day and 60’s at night. Of course the day time temperatures will gradually cool as the month goes on but only down to the 70’s.

If you don’t look forward to the winter then move to Ocala. The heat and humidity of our summers are a small price to pay for sunshine and the 70’s all winter long.

Ocala Florida weather report October 2017

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Hurricane Irma hit Ocala but there wasn’t anything like the damage you may have seen in South Florida. As she came over land the winds diminished and dry air from the west tore apart the back of the rotation weakening the storm by the time it got here. At my house near SR 200 and the retirement communities there was very little damage just some broken tree branches. Marion County is huge as big as Rhode Island so there was damage in other areas. Some people in rural areas were without power for a week. There was flooding in some areas as well.

October is a warm summer like month here. Temperatures have begun to go down but down to the mid 80’s from summer times 90’s. As the month goes on the humidity will go away and stay away until next May.

Ocala Florida weather report August 2017

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August was a typical summer month nothing interesting to report. It was hot and humid and rained a lot. You don’t even need to watch the weather report. Every day is hot and humid with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

September is the height of hurricane season. As I write this hurricane Irma is heading towards Florida. I moved to Ocala in June 2004 just in time for the 4 hurricanes that hit that year. In 2004 there were tropical force winds that blew down trees and a lot of rain. Where I live near but not in the retirement communities in SW Ocala I didn’t even loose my power. Hurricane season last until the end of October.

Irma Update 9/13/17   Hurricane Irma hit the Ocala area a little after mid night Monday. It had weakened since hitting south Florida earlier. Going over land and dry air that was sucked down from the mid west tore the back side of Irma apart taking it from a full circle shape to a half to 3/4 circle. Ocala saw a lot of trees down, roof damage, some flooding and numerous power outages but not the destruction you may have saw in the Keys or Marco Island. As of today Wednesday it is still are to find gas for your car. Power outages are sporadic. I have power but the next subdivision is out and I can see those houses from my front lawn. I escaped without losing my power, internet or cell. Much to my surprise none of my trees fell over. I have a lot of Oaks and they are notorious for falling over when the soil gets saturated by tropical rains.

Ocala Florida weather report August 2017

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July was really wet. In some parts of Central Florida it was record setting rain. The Ocala Marion County area is really huge, as big as Rhode Island, so rain fall varied. At my house in the SW I had to drain my pool 3 or 4 times to keep it from over flowing.

August is the beginning of hurricane season. The ocean temperatures have heated up enough by then to fuel hurricanes. Peak of the season is September 11 according to the weather lady I watched on TV yesterday. The season ends by early November.

Ocala is probably the least likely city in Florida to get hit by a hurricane. That is reflected by much lower property insurance costs than south Florida or along the coasts. The closest one ever came was in the 1968 when Gladys  crossed the state.