Is this weather normal in Sumter County?

Florida · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Sumter County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.4. Sumter County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 81°, lows near 59°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Sumter County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.6°OctNov: -1.1°NovDec: +1.7°DecJan 2026: -0.6°JanFeb: -3.2°FebMar: +4.5°MarApr: +1.4°AprMay: +3.2°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +1.7°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +0.6°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.9 inOctNov: -1.6 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -2.2 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: +3.3 inMayJun: -4.5 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: -0.4 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Sumter County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January70° / 46°3.0 in69.3° 197447.8° 1940
February73° / 49°2.5 in70.1° 201850.4° 1958
March78° / 53°3.2 in71.6° 202055.4° 1915
April83° / 58°2.5 in75.8° 201564.0° 1901
May89° / 64°3.3 in80.1° 202471.6° 1928
June91° / 70°7.7 in84.2° 199876.4° 1966
July92° / 72°7.8 in84.2° 202478.5° 1918
August91° / 73°7.8 in85.1° 202379.1° 1922
September90° / 71°6.1 in82.4° 201876.3° 1914
October84° / 63°2.7 in78.4° 201968.2° 1987
November77° / 55°1.9 in73.1° 198656.8° 1901
December72° / 49°2.4 in70.1° 201549.2° 2010

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Sumter County

Crime Radar: Wildwood, Leesburg, Mascotte, Fruitland Park

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