Photo: Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0Tavares’ winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in Tavares at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Tavares’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Tavares’ place in Florida beside it.
What a year in Tavares feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze most winters
Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Leesburg Muni Airport, 5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Tavares’ center in zone 9b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 28°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 50 inches of rain a year
June is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain falls on about 118 days a year. Snow is rare: about 0.0" in a normal year at Lisbon, FL, so most winters see none.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Tavares
15% of the work is heating, so air conditioning is the bigger bill. No month averages under 55°.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Leesburg Muni Airport.
Living with Tavares’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 9b. Frost comes about 7 winters in 10, so tender plants can often stay out through winter.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: January, February, March, April, November and December. 5.5 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Tavares from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (52%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Tavares and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Tavares yet.
Climates most like Tavares’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavares, FL | 47° | 92° | 50" | 0.0" |
| Lake Jackson, TX | 45° | 92° | 50" | 0.0" |
| St. Simons, GA | 43° | 91° | 49" | 0.0" |
| Port Royal, SC | 41° | 91° | 49" | 0.0" |
| Morgan City, LA | 44° | 91° | 60" | 0.0" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Tavares averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°).
A bigger shift than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Tavares compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Tavares’ place among Florida’s.
Tavares weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Tavares’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Lisbon, FL. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 47° | 2.7" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 52° – 65° |
| February | 74° | 50° | 2.3" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 53° – 71° |
| March | 78° | 54° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| April | 83° | 59° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 66° – 76° |
| May | 88° | 65° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 73° – 80° |
| June | 91° | 71° | 7.7" | 0.0" | 15 | 0 | 79° – 85° |
| July | 92° | 73° | 7.3" | 0.0" | 16 | 0 | 81° – 85° |
| August | 92° | 73° | 7.5" | 0.0" | 17 | 0 | 80° – 84° |
| September | 90° | 71° | 6.1" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 78° – 83° |
| October | 84° | 64° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| November | 77° | 56° | 1.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| December | 72° | 50° | 2.3" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 50° – 71° |
| Year | 83° | 61° | 49.8" | 0.0" | 118 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 50° to 71°. July is the most reliable, staying within 4°.
Where Tavares’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Tavares’ center.
- Snow: Lisbon, FL.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Leesburg Muni Airport, 5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Tavares’ climate
What is the weather like in Tavares?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of. Milder January nights than 95% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 86% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Tavares in winter?
January nights average 47°. About 2 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 52°.
How much snow does Tavares get?
About 0.0 inches in a normal winter at Lisbon, FL, so most winters see none.
How hot does it get in Tavares?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 73°. About 108 days a year reach 90° (Leesburg Muni Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Tavares?
There is no reliable frost date: a 32° night comes in about 67% of winters at Leesburg Muni Airport, so most years bring a freeze but some pass without one.
What growing zone is Tavares in?
Zone 9b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 28°.
What is the best time of year to visit Tavares?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), January, February, March, April, November and December. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Tavares getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 56% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Tavares.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.