Garcon Point, Florida Weather
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Garcon Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 9:18 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear24%—84°73°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——89°75°+5°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast15%—91°75°+2°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle——91°76°0°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——86°68°-5°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——84°68°-2°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——84°68°0°
Air quality now AQI 33 · Good
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 3:56 PM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Garcon Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 79°F (high 84°F, low 73°F), about the 78°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: February 14 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 9 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Garcon Point
- Mon84°73°24%
- Tue89°75°9%
- Wed91°75°15%
- Thu91°76°7%
- Fri86°68°4%
- Sat84°68°6%
- Sun84°68°6%
- Mon84°66°8%
- Tue84°71°24%
- Wed85°72°29%
- Thu84°71°19%
- Fri88°74°32%
- Sat77°73°29%
- Sun86°77°33%
- Mon79°65°30%
- Tue80°58°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of September 21, the growing season is at its peak — the first frost (around December 9) is weeks away. Fall transplants go in about 10–12 weeks before the first frost, September 16 to September 30 here. This city's planting calendar for September: plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, and carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Garcon Point
SPC includes Garcon Point in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Garcon Point
Garcon Point sits in Santa Rosa County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 7m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 10m — a swing of +3h 57m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 530 miles to the SE. The nearest town Garcon Point tracks is Pensacola, roughly 6 miles to the WSW.
Air quality in Garcon Point
Air quality in Garcon Point’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2021 (median AQI 44).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | fall brassicas, carrots |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| March | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| May | squash | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Garcon Point's warmest month is July (~84°F mean) and its coldest is January (~53°F). Rainfall peaks in July (7.9 inches) and bottoms out in May (3.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 5.0″ | 10 |
| February | 57° | 4.8″ | 9 |
| March | 62° | 5.3″ | 8 |
| April | 68° | 5.5″ | 7 |
| May | 76° | 3.9″ | 8 |
| June | 82° | 7.3″ | 12 |
| July | 84° | 7.9″ | 15 |
| August | 83° | 7.5″ | 15 |
| September | 80° | 6.6″ | 9 |
| October | 71° | 4.7″ | 6 |
| November | 61° | 4.4″ | 7 |
| December | 56° | 5.4″ | 10 |
Regional context
Similar climates Dickerson City, FL, Avalon, FL, Midway, FL
Garcon Point swings from 53°F in January to 84°F in July (30°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Garcon Point runs about 68.3 inches on roughly 115 measurable days.
Garcon Point's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: July peaks at 7.9 inches on 15.3 wet days, while May holds 3.9 inches over 7.6 — no season dominates Garcon Point's rain calendar. That lines Garcon Point up with places like Dickerson City, FL, Avalon, FL and Midway, FL, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Once Garcon Point passes February 14, freezes fade and Garcon Point's beds take lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Garcon Point, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by December 9 in Garcon Point, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Garcon Point freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Dickerson City, FL, Avalon, FL, Midway, FL, Mulat, FL, Pensacola, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Garcon Point?
- Frost typically leaves Garcon Point by February 14 and returns to Garcon Point near December 9.
- What is the rainy season in Garcon Point?
- Rainfall in Garcon Point peaks in July near 7.9 inches, out of about 68 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Garcon Point?
- The warmest stretch in Garcon Point comes in July, around 84°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Garcon Point?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Garcon Point, about 53°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Garcon Point?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at February 14 in Garcon Point; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Garcon Point get?
- Garcon Point averages about 115 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Garcon Point?
- Garcon Point's USDA zone comes from its January mean (53°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Garcon Point?
- Garcon Point's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Garcon Point?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Garcon Point in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Garcon Point?
- Current conditions for Garcon Point and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Garcon Point forecast updated?
- The Garcon Point forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Garcon Point?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Garcon Point are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Garcon Point?
- The next few days in Garcon Point's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Garcon Point sits at 30.5°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Garcon Point
- 32583