Florida weather in February

There's a real gradient across Florida in February: 78° afternoons in Miami, 66° in Destin.

Based on 14 weather stations. Fourteen stations, Key West to Pensacola — enough to see the state’s real gradient, which on winter nights puts the Panhandle some twenty degrees below the Keys.

Atlantic Coast

Highs 70–78°, nights 50–63°, and 2.1–2.7 in of rain in a typical February.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	The short version
Miami	78° / 63°	4	Dry air, blue water, and a breeze that does the work.
Fort Lauderdale	77° / 63°	3	Peak-season sun, and the ocean is still bracing.
Daytona Beach	72° / 51°	4	Race weather: bright, cool, and loud downtown.
St. Augustine	70° / 50°	5	Crisp, walkable, and empty in the best way.

The Keys

Highs near 77°, nights around 67°, and 1.5 in of rain in a typical February.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	The short version
Key West	77° / 67°	2	The driest weeks of the year, and it shows.

Gulf Coast

Highs 73–78°, nights 55–58°, and 1.4–2.6 in of rain in a typical February.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	The short version
Tampa	74° / 56°	4	Bright and mild — the reason half of Ohio is here.
Clearwater	73° / 55°	3	Sun without sweat; the Gulf still says no.
Sarasota	75° / 55°	3	Bright, dry, and easy on everything but parking.
Fort Myers	78° / 57°	3	As close to flawless as a Florida winter gets.
Naples	77° / 58°	2	Rain almost forgets to happen; town is at capacity.

Central Florida

Highs near 75°, nights around 52°, and 2.0 in of rain in a typical February.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	The short version
Orlando	75° / 52°	4	The month locals brag about — dry, sunny, never hot.

The Panhandle

Highs 66–67°, nights 46–48°, and 4.8–5.0 in of rain in a typical February.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	The short version
Destin	66° / 48°	5	Sweatshirt weather with a Gulf too cold to consider.
Panama City Beach	67° / 46°	6	Grey and wet more often than the brochures admit.
Pensacola	66° / 47°	6	Damp and cool, with parades to make up for it.

Each place above has its own page for the full story — what the month feels like, what to pack, and whether the timing is right.

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