Lakeland, FL: Fall

9 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 82.9°F in Lakeland, FL, the warmest 1 September to 9 October since 2024, 3rd warmest of 75.

Fall 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 82.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 3rd warmest of 75
Precipitation: 12.47 in; Wettest since 2024; 10th wettest of 77

A normal 1 September to 9 October in Lakeland, FL (1991 to 2020): 8.41 in of precipitation, between 3.74 in and 13.58 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 9 October in Lakeland, FL since 1948: 82.9°F in 2026; the highest is 83.3°F, in 2018.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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	82.9	3	90.7	14	75.2	2	12.47	10	0
2025	81.5	15	89.9	28	73.1	12	4.59	60	0
2024	83.2	2	91	11	75.4	1	22.17	1	0
2023	82	10	90.7	14	73.4	8	3.50	70	0
2022	79.9	47	88.7	45	71.2	51	14.03	5	1
2021	81.8	13	90.3	21	73.2	10	9.82	22	0
2020	81.9	12	89.8	29	74.1	5	10.24	20	0
2019	82.2	7	91.1	8	73.3	9	2.16	75	0
2018	83.3	1	91.5	6	75.1	3	4.71	59	0
2017	82.2	7	90	26	74.4	4	13.51	8	0
2016	82.3	6	90.8	13	73.8	7	13.86	6	0
2015	81.5	15	89.7	32	73.2	10	5.24	56	0
2014	80.1	41	89.2	39	70.9	55	13.46	9	0
2013	81	24	90.1	25	72	32	7.64	35	0
2012	80.8	27	89.3	35	72.4	21	8.77	27	0
2011	80	44	89.2	39	70.8	59	9.41	25	0
2010	80.4	33	90.6	16	70.2	66	3.22	73	0
2009	82	10	91.1	8	72.8	15	7.93	33	0
2008	81.1	21	90.5	18	71.8	36	1.92	76	0
2007	81.6	14	90.5	18	72.7	18	8.75	28	0
2006	78.3	71	87.8	58	68.9	76	6.19	46	1
2005	80.3	36	88.4	47	72.1	29	4.18	66	0
2004					72.8	15			5
2003			87.5	61			3.96	67	4
2002	81.5	15	90	26	73.1	12	7.24	39	0
2001	78.1	73	86.3	73	69.7	71	13.74	7	2
2000	80.4	33	89.3	35	71.6	43	10.56	18	1
1999	79.9	47	88.1	52	71.8	36	8.07	32	3
1998			88.2	51	74	6	16.03	2	4
1997	79.6	55	89.2	39	70.2	66	9.31	26	2
1996	79.7	53	88.6	46	70.9	55	9.74	23	0
1994	80.5	32	89.3	35	71.7	41	9.57	24	0
1993	81.5	15	91.6	5	71.4	47	11.64	14	0
1992	80.8	27	90.3	21	71.4	47	7.87	34	0
1991	81.4	20	91.1	8	71.7	41	6.13	48	0
1990	82.4	5	92.6	2	72.2	24	3.45	71	0
1989	82.2	7	92.5	3	71.9	33	15.37	3	0
1988	81.5	15	91.2	7	71.5	46	8.54	29	2
1987	80.7	29	92.2	4	69.2	75	6.07	51	0
1986	82.7	4	93.5	1	71.8	36	6.10	49	0
1985	80.6	30	90.9	12	70.3	65	6.34	44	0
1984	78.7	68	89.3	35	68	77	3.73	69	0
1983	79.8	52	89.5	33	70.1	68	7.49	36	0
1982	80.4	33	89.8	29	70.9	55	14.47	4	0
1981	80.2	38	90.6	16	69.4	74	5.88	52	2
1980	79.9	47	90.2	23	69.6	72	3.82	68	0
1979	79.9	47	89.4	34	70.4	63	12.33	11	0
1978	80.1	41	90.2	23	69.9	69	4.73	58	0
1977	81.1	21	90.4	20	71.8	36	8.54	29	0
1976	78.9	67	88.3	49	69.5	73	6.08	50	0
1975	79.4	58	87.9	54	71	54	4.34	61	0
1974	79.1	65	87.5	61	70.8	59	5.02	57	0
1973	80.1	41	88.1	52	72.2	24	6.18	47	0
1972	79.6	55	88.3	49	70.9	55	3.01	74	0
1971	79.7	53	87.4	64	71.9	33	5.65	53	0
1970	80.3	36	88.4	47	72.2	24	5.58	54	0
1969	79.3	59	86.4	72	72.2	24	11.29	15	0
1968	79.3	59	87.4	64	71.2	51	4.34	61	0
1967	77.7	75	85.6	75	69.9	69	4.32	64	0
1966	80	44	87.6	59	72.4	21	7.19	40	0
1965	80	44	87.9	54	72.1	29	8.24	31	0
1964	78	74	85.5	76	70.6	62	6.38	43	0
1963	79.1	65	86.5	71	71.8	36	3.30	72	0
1962	80.6	30	88.9	44	72.2	24	6.46	42	0
1961	79.2	64	87.5	61	70.8	59	1.55	77	0
1960	79.5	57	86.6	70	72.5	20	11.73	13	0
1959	79.9	47	87.9	54	71.9	33	7.29	37	0
1958	80.9	25	89.8	29	72.1	29	4.29	65	0
1957	79.3	59	87.2	67	71.3	50	11.26	16	0
1956	78.5	70	86.7	69	70.4	63	11.03	17	0
1955	80.9	25	89.1	43	72.8	15	5.27	55	0
1954	80.2	38	87.9	54	72.4	21	4.33	63	0
1953	78.3	71	84.9	77	71.6	43	11.86	12	0
1952	79.3	59	86.9	68	71.6	43	7.28	38	0
1951	81.1	21	89.2	39	72.9	14	6.99	41	0
1950	78.6	69	86.2	74	71.1	53	9.90	21	0
1949	80.2	38	87.6	59	72.7	18	6.24	45	0
1948	79.3	59	87.3	66	71.4	47	10.44	19	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	83.3
2024	83.2
2026	82.9
1986	82.7
1990	82.4
2016	82.3
2019	82.2
2017	82.2
1989	82.2
2023	82
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	77.7
1964	78
2001	78.1
2006	78.3
1953	78.3
1956	78.5
1950	78.6
1984	78.7
1976	78.9
1974	79.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	22.17
1998	16.03
1989	15.37
1982	14.47
2022	14.03
2016	13.86
2001	13.74
2017	13.51
2014	13.46
2026	12.47

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	1.55
2008	1.92
2019	2.16
1972	3.01
2010	3.22
1963	3.30
1990	3.45
2023	3.50
1984	3.73
1980	3.82

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 11 September 2026, 5 September 2026
Coldest night: 64°F; 28 September 2026
Wettest day: 1.87 in; 1 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 12.47 in of precipitation in Lakeland, FL, the wettest 1 September to 9 October since 2024, 10th wettest of 77.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Lakeland, FL: 96°F on Friday 11 September 2026 and Saturday 5 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Lakeland, FL: a low of 64°F on Monday 28 September 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Lakeland, FL: 1.87 in on Tuesday 1 September 2026.