Winter Haven, Florida Weather
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Winter Haven weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:18 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast later24%—85°73°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast25%0.65″86°73°+1°
- WednesdaySep 23Thunderstorm66%—88°73°+2°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle51%—90°73°+2°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle30%—84°73°-6°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast22%—86°70°+2°
- SundaySep 27Overcast17%—86°67°0°
Air quality now AQI 35 · Good
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 4:29 PM
- Moonset
- 2:20 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Winter Haven at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 79°F (high 85°F, low 73°F), about the 78°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: None in most years — 32°F in 38% of 1991–2020 years (NOAA station 3 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Winter Haven
- Mon85°73°24%
- Tue86°73°25%
- Wed88°73°66%
- Thu90°73°51%
- Fri84°73°30%
- Sat86°70°22%
- Sun86°67°17%
- Mon84°71°29%
- Tue88°70°36%
- Wed89°72°43%
- Thu89°73°40%
- Fri89°74°55%
- Sat88°73°60%
- Sun90°73°55%
- Mon90°75°68%
- Tue74°71°65%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Winter Haven
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Winter Haven — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Year-round growing
As of September 21, sowing here runs through the year. Freezes are uncommon, so there is no frost date to plan around; heat and rainfall set the calendar instead. This city's planting calendar for September: plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Winter Haven
SPC includes Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven
Winter Haven sits in Polk County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 22m — a swing of +3h 33m 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 179 miles to the SSE. The nearest town Winter Haven tracks is Lakeland, roughly 16 miles to the W.
Air quality in Winter Haven
Air quality in Winter Haven’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 34). See the full air-quality history for Winter Haven.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| March | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
August is Winter Haven's warmest stretch (~81°F) and January its coldest (~61°F); precipitation crests in July at 6.6 inches and ebbs in November to 1.1 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 2.2″ |
| February | 62° | 2.3″ |
| March | 66° | 2.6″ |
| April | 72° | 2.5″ |
| May | 78° | 2.7″ |
| June | 81° | 6.1″ |
| July | 81° | 6.6″ |
| August | 81° | 6.4″ |
| September | 79° | 5.0″ |
| October | 75° | 2.5″ |
| November | 68° | 1.1″ |
| December | 63° | 1.8″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Cypress Gardens, FL, Wahneta, FL, Eagle Lake, FL
Winter Haven's climate, from modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo), pairs 61°F Januarys with 81°F Julys — a 20°F swing. About 41.6 inches of precipitation falls each year.
Winter Haven's rain peaks in summer: July brings 6.6 inches, while November sees just 1.1 inches under cooler, drier air. That puts Winter Haven in a summer-convective cohort with places like Cypress Gardens, FL, Wahneta, FL and Eagle Lake, FL.
Winter Haven rarely sees a hard freeze — its coldest month sits near 61°F — so planting spans most of the calendar. Heat peaks in August around 81°F, which confines cool-season crops to the shoulders of summer. Winter Haven beds by a wall stay warmer at night.
Similar climates: Cypress Gardens, FL, Wahneta, FL, Eagle Lake, FL, Inwood, FL, Lake Hamilton, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Winter Haven?
- Winter Haven freezes in fewer than half of years — 38% of 1991–2020 years at the nearest NOAA station — so Winter Haven has no typical frost date.
- What is the rainy season in Winter Haven?
- Winter Haven sees its heaviest rain in July (around 6.6 inches), part of roughly 42 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Winter Haven?
- Winter Haven peaks in August, when the mean runs near 81°F.
- What is the coldest month in Winter Haven?
- January is Winter Haven's coldest month, averaging about 61°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Winter Haven?
- Start whenever suits in Winter Haven — freezes are too rare for a frost date — and save lettuce and peas for Winter Haven's coolest stretch, near 61°F.
- What hardiness zone is Winter Haven?
- Since January in Winter Haven averages 61°F, Winter Haven's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Winter Haven?
- Winter Haven'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 Winter Haven?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Winter Haven in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Winter Haven?
- Current conditions for Winter Haven and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Winter Haven forecast updated?
- The Winter Haven forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Winter Haven?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven?
- The next few days in Winter Haven's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Winter Haven sits at 28.0°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Winter Haven
- 33880
- 33881
- 33883
- 33884
- 33885
- 33888