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Weather in Avon Park, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avon Park, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Avon Park, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
80°
10p
77°
11p
71°
12a
73°
1a
74°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
72°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
91°
6p
87°
7p
80°
8p
L 70°H 93°
Avon Park, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    94°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    31%
    94°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    91°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    33%
    91°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    94°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    40%
    95°71°
Avon Park, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · steady
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Avon Park, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-1.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Avon Park, FL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Avon Park, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avon Park, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
12:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Avon Park, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avon Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Avon Park

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.