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Weather in Tavares, Florida

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

Tavares, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Tavares, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
10p
76°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
72°
8a
78°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
86°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
L 64°H 91°
Tavares, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    99°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    94°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    87°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    93°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    26%
    93°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    39%
    93°72°
Tavares, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 60°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the ese.
Tavares, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Tavares, FL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Tavares, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tavares, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
12:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tavares, 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 →

Tavares at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 8 (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 Tavares

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.