Polk City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Polk City, Florida: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Winter Haven Gilbert Airport, 15 km from Polk City; records cover 1996–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.1 in1171 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jan 18
- First fall freeze
- Rare
- Heating degree days
- 420
- Cooling degree days
- 3,930
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 37°3° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Polk City in January
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2020)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 148
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Polk City in February
Highs average 76°24° and lows 55°13°, with 2.4 in62 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 86
- Cooling degree days
- 88
Polk City in March
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2020)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 165
Polk City in April
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2017)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 272
Polk City in May
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2000)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 445
Polk City in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 74°23°, with 7.4 in187 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2024)
- Record low
- 65°18° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 540
Polk City in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 75°24°, with 7.4 in189 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1996)
- Record low
- 69°21° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 594
Polk City in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 76°24°, with 6.5 in166 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2005)
- Record low
- 67°19° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 594
Polk City in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 74°23°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1996)
- Record low
- 63°17° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 523
Polk City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 86°30° and lows 68°20°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2022)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 378
Polk City in November
Highs average 80°26° and lows 60°16°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2007)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 174
Polk City in December
Highs average 74°24° and lows 55°13°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2007)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 107
- Cooling degree days
- 95