Lakeland, FL: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 77.6°F in Lakeland, FL (2 days missing), the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2023, 2nd warmest of 77.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 77.6°F; Warmest since 2023; 2nd warmest of 77
Precipitation: 43.95 in; Driest since 2025; 36th driest of 77

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Lakeland, FL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.1°F, between 73.9°F and 76.8°F in eight years of ten and 49.71 in of precipitation, between 41.13 in and 56.94 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Lakeland, FL since 1949: 77.6°F in 2026; the highest is 78°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 73.9 to 76.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Lakeland, FL from 1948 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	77.6	2	88.2	4	67	4	43.95	42	2
2025	76.8	7	87.1	6	66.5	7	39.41	59	0
2024	77.1	6	87.1	6	67.1	3	62.37	4	2
2023	78	1	88.4	2	67.6	1	44.12	40	0
2022	76.5	12	86.8	12	66.2	10	44.08	41	7
2021	76.6	11	86.6	17	66.7	6	41.56	51	0
2020	77.3	3	87.3	5	67.3	2	41.21	54	1
2019	76.8	7	86.8	12	66.8	5	51.97	19	0
2018	75.9	15	85.9	23	65.9	15	64.70	2	1
2017	76.8	7	87.1	6	66.5	7	65.01	1	2
2016	75.9	15	85.9	23	66	13	57.04	9	0
2015	76	14	85.9	23	66	13	55.01	14	0
2014	74.4	41	85	37	63.8	52	52.06	18	0
2013	75.1	26	85.7	29	64.5	35	54.00	16	0
2012	75.8	17	86.6	17	65.1	24	47.14	32	0
2011	75.7	18	86.5	19	64.9	30	49.32	25	0
2010	73.7	58	84.1	47	63.3	61	51.06	21	0
2009	75	30	85.8	28	63.9	50	49.71	23	6
2008	75.1	26	85.7	29	64.5	35	43.11	47	0
2007	73.4	66	83.7	55	63	69	43.68	46	3
2006	73.6	61	84.7	41	62.5	75	40.83	56	2
2005	74.1	48	83.9	50	64.2	42	54.86	15	5
2004	74.2	45	84.6	44	63.6	58	48.15	30	15
2003	74.5	37	84.2	46	64.7	33	56.92	10	17
2002	75.2	24	85.4	34	65.1	24	48.47	27	18
2001	74	52	84.7	41	63.1	66	55.24	13	7
2000	74.5	37	85.9	23	63.1	66	36.12	65	8
1999	74.8	34	85.6	32	63.7	56	45.07	37	22
1998	75.4	20	85.5	33	65	28	50.88	22	25
1997	75.3	21	86.1	21	64.5	35	37.81	62	21
1996	74.3	43	84.7	41	63.9	50	48.19	29	8
1995									39
1994	76.4	13	86.8	12	65.9	15	55.78	11	0
1993	75.2	24	86.2	20	64.2	42	48.24	28	0
1992	75	30	85.9	23	64.2	42	46.96	33	0
1991	76.8	7	87.1	6	66.5	7	55.72	12	0
1990	77.2	4	88.4	2	66.1	11	36.12	65	0
1989	77.2	4	89	1	65.3	22	45.13	36	0
1988	74.5	37	86	22	62.9	70	51.52	20	2
1987	75.1	26	86.8	12	63.4	60	48.03	31	0
1986	75.1	26	87	10	63.2	64	43.93	43	0
1985	75	30	86.9	11	63.1	66	32.60	74	0
1984	73.7	58	85.3	35	62.2	76	37.40	64	1
1983	73.4	66	84.1	47	62.6	74	52.85	17	0
1982	75.6	19	86.7	16	64.5	35	58.40	8	0
1981	73.8	55	85.7	29	61.8	77	35.29	70	2
1980	74.1	48	85.2	36	62.9	70	40.54	57	0
1979	73.8	55	85	37	62.7	73	62.99	3	0
1978	72.9	71	83	66	62.9	70	41.38	53	0
1977	73.5	64	83.8	53	63.2	64	40.30	58	0
1976	74	52	84.3	45	63.7	56	45.34	35	0
1975	75.3	21	84.9	39	65.7	20	35.27	71	0
1974	75	30	84.1	47	65.9	15	41.84	50	0
1973	73.4	66	82.4	69	64.4	40	41.06	55	0
1972	74.2	45	83.2	61	65.2	23	29.29	77	0
1971	73.2	69	82.8	68	63.5	59	36.04	68	0
1970	72.7	72	81.5	74	63.8	52	43.83	44	0
1969	72.7	72	81.3	76	64.1	46	45.38	34	0
1968	72.5	76	81.7	72	63.3	61	49.55	24	0
1967	73.7	58	83.2	61	64.3	41	35.24	72	0
1966	72.7	72	81.4	75	64	48	43.73	45	0
1965	74.1	48	83.4	56	64.8	32	42.68	48	0
1964	73.1	70	82.1	71	64.2	42	44.95	38	0
1963	73.8	55	82.9	67	64.5	35	38.21	61	2
1962	74.4	41	83.9	50	64.9	30	34.92	73	0
1961	73.6	61	83.1	63	64.1	46	30.49	76	0
1960	72.7	72	81.7	72	63.8	52	62.02	5	0
1959	73.9	54	82.4	69	65.4	21	61.22	6	0
1958	72.1	77	80.9	77	63.3	61	35.44	69	0
1957	74.7	35	83.3	59	66.1	11	59.38	7	6
1956	73.6	61	83.4	56	63.8	52	41.48	52	0
1955	74.3	43	83.9	50	64.7	33	37.45	63	2
1954	74.2	45	83.4	56	65.1	24	32.15	75	0
1953	74.6	36	83.3	59	65.9	15	49.17	26	2
1952	74.1	48	83.1	63	65	28	44.16	39	0
1951	73.5	64	83.1	63	64	48	42.60	49	0
1950	74.5	37	83.8	53	65.1	24	36.09	67	2
1949	75.3	21	84.9	39	65.8	19	38.87	60	0
1948									182

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	78
2026	77.6
2020	77.3
1990	77.2
1989	77.2
2024	77.1
2025	76.8
2019	76.8
2017	76.8
1991	76.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1958	72.1
1968	72.5
1970	72.7
1969	72.7
1966	72.7
1960	72.7
1978	72.9
1964	73.1
1971	73.2
2007	73.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	65.01
2018	64.70
1979	62.99
2024	62.37
1960	62.02
1959	61.22
1957	59.38
1982	58.40
2016	57.04
2003	56.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1972	29.29
1961	30.49
1954	32.15
1985	32.60
1962	34.92
1967	35.24
1975	35.27
1981	35.29
1958	35.44
1971	36.04

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 24 June 2026, 23 June 2026, 22 June 2026
Coldest night: 24°F; 1 February 2026
Wettest day: 4.30 in; 30 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	62.1°F 27th warmest of 77	1.23 in 24th driest of 78
February	62.2°F 27th coldest of 76	1.23 in 19th driest of 78
March	73.4°F 2nd warmest of 77	1.05 in 15th driest of 78
April	75.5°F 8th warmest of 76	1.40 in 30th driest of 78
May	83°F Warmest of 75	3.22 in 34th wettest of 77
June	85°F Warmest of 76	6.14 in 31st driest of 78
July	85.5°F Warmest of 79	11.12 in 13th wettest of 79
August	85.5°F 2nd warmest of 79	6.09 in 19th driest of 79
September	83°F 3rd warmest of 75	9.05 in 17th wettest of 77
October so far	82.7°F 2nd warmest of 77	3.42 in 6th wettest of 78

Hot days and freezes

Lakeland, FL has had 153 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 1989 (1995 excluded: 39 of 282 days missing), 2nd most of 77.
Lakeland, FL has had 3 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 1998, tied 3rd most of 77 (with 1998 and 1989).
Lakeland, FL has had 5 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2010, tied 4th most of 77 (with 2009, 2003, 2001 and 2 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
18 August	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 1989	Provisional
17 August	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 1995, 1987	Provisional
16 August	Warmest day	99°F	97°F 1998, 1984	Provisional
13 August	Warmest day	98°F	97°F 2023	Provisional
22 July	Warmest day	97°F	96°F 2023, 1996, 1991	Provisional
9 July	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 1995, 1992, 1987, 1977	Provisional
23 June	Warmest day	100°F	97°F 2020, 2011, 1977	Provisional
22 June	Warmest day	100°F	97°F 2009	Provisional
23 May	Warmest day	97°F	96°F 2025, 2015	Provisional
9 May	Warmest day	96°F	95°F 2024, 2009, 1994	Provisional
7 May	Warmest day	96°F	95°F 1955	Provisional
11 March	Warmest day	91°F	88°F 2022, 1986	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	91°F	88°F 1985	Provisional
9 March	Warmest day	89°F	88°F 2024	Provisional
21 February	Warmest day	90°F	89°F 1989	Provisional
2 February	Coldest night	26°F	32°F 1980, 1951	Provisional
1 February	Coldest night	24°F	33°F 1979	Provisional
25 January	Warmest day	88°F	85°F 2023, 1990	Provisional
10 January	Warmest day	86°F	84°F 2013	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

Every month, season and year

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Lakeland, FL the day's answers

All-time records

Every answer in words

2026 so far brought 43.95 in of precipitation in Lakeland, FL, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 36th driest of 77.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Lakeland, FL: 100°F on Wednesday 24 June 2026, Tuesday 23 June 2026 and Monday 22 June 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Lakeland, FL: a low of 24°F on Sunday 1 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Lakeland, FL: 4.30 in on Thursday 30 July 2026.