South Sarasota weather by month
What a typical year looks like in South Sarasota, Florida: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at VENICE, 23 km from South Sarasota; records cover 1927–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.3 in1302 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jan 19
- First fall freeze
- Rare
- Heating degree days
- 416
- Cooling degree days
- 3,621
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 38°3° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
South Sarasota in January
Highs average 72°22° and lows 52°11°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1988)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 147
- Cooling degree days
- 55
South Sarasota in February
Highs average 75°24° and lows 54°12°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1997)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 86
- Cooling degree days
- 75
South Sarasota in March
Highs average 78°26° and lows 58°14°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1997)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 130
South Sarasota in April
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1994)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 232
South Sarasota in May
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1974)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
South Sarasota in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 73°23°, with 7.8 in198 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1998)
- Record low
- 56°13° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 492
South Sarasota in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 74°24°, with 7.4 in188 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 62°17° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 555
South Sarasota in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 75°24°, with 8.3 in212 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1998)
- Record low
- 65°18° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 561
South Sarasota in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 73°23°, with 7.2 in182 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1988)
- Record low
- 60°16° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 498
South Sarasota in OctoberThis month
Highs average 86°30° and lows 68°20°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2009)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 364
South Sarasota in November
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°15°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1971)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 27
- Cooling degree days
- 173
South Sarasota in December
Highs average 75°24° and lows 55°13°, with 2.3 in59 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1987)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 100
- Cooling degree days
- 97