Fort Walton Beach Weather

Vacationers renting accommodations in Fort Walton Beach Florida enjoy a mild climate with few weather extremes. In the spring, Fort Walton Beach weather brings delightful daytime temperatures in the 70s and 80s with overnight lows in the 50s and 60s. Summertime guests of Fort Walton Beach lodging will find warm, humid conditions with daytime highs in the low 90s and overnight lows in the high 60s or low 70s. July is usually the warmest month, and the record high temperature of 107 degrees occurred in 1980.

Vacationers who stay in a Fort Walton Beach condo rental in the fall will enjoy lovely weather as the daytime temperatures linger in the 70s and 80s, perfect for fishing or golfing. Winter weather in Fort Walton Beach is relatively mild with average highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. January is typically the coldest month, and the lowest recorded temperature was 4 degrees back in 1985.

Water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are in the mid-80s from June to September and in the 70s during April, May, and October. The Fort Walton area receives about 69 inches of rain annually with the highest precipitation from July to September. However, the sunshine soon returns, and Fort Walton Beach boasts 343 days of sunshine a year. Hurricane season runs from about August through October.