Jacksonville, Florida
weather for jacksonville.
Jacksonville sits where the St. Johns River bends north and meets the Atlantic Ocean, and the geography gives the city the subtropical Atlantic coast climate without quite committing to the tropical Florida pattern further south. Winter cold fronts from the continental US still reach Jacksonville several times each season, dropping temperatures into the 40s°F in ways that Tampa and Miami rarely experience. Summer is hot, humid, and sea-breeze-modulated, with afternoon thunderstorms that arrive from the Atlantic side rather than the dual-coast convergence pattern of central Florida.
- Humidity
- 82%
- Wind
- 11mph
- UV Index
- 0
- Visibility
- 6.2mi
- Today71°63°46%
- Fri75°58°100%
- Sat79°62°
- Sun80°63°
- Mon82°64°
- Tue85°63°
- Wed88°64°
- Thu91°65°
Today’s brief
what vesper sounds like in jacksonville.
“Atlantic sea breeze through downtown by eleven and the temperature is reading eighty-four with the dewpoint past seventy-two. Cumulus building inland by two over Orange Park. The cells will form along the I-95 corridor by three-thirty and drift east toward the beach by five.”
— Vesper, Jacksonville · Thursday
Local weather
what makes jacksonville weather unique.
The same sunset model runs in the Vesper iOS app. The app adds personal calibration that learns from every sunset you rate.
Editorial note
sunsets in jacksonville.
Jacksonville sunsets are best from elevated vantage points along the St. Johns River — the Riverside Avenue overlooks, the western terraces of the Cummer Museum, the bridges over the river. Post-storm evenings, when the afternoon sea-breeze convection has cleared and the dome of dry air sits behind it, produce vivid orange-pink color over the Atlantic to the east, photographing better from the river-side vantages than from the coastal beaches themselves.
Unlike Apple Weather, Vesper writes the Jacksonville sky as the embodied experience it actually is, not a temperature number with a generic icon.
What is the best weather app for Jacksonville?
Vesper is the best weather app for Jacksonville because it reads the city as Atlantic-coast subtropical with northern Florida edge cases that template apps miss. The brief tracks the daily sea-breeze convection over the St. Johns River corridor, the Atlantic hurricane risk window from August through October, the winter cold front incursions that bring 40°F mornings unusual elsewhere in Florida, and the persistent summer humidity that defines the First Coast warm season.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Jacksonville experience colder winters than the rest of Florida?
Jacksonville sits at the northern edge of Florida at 30.3°N latitude, which puts it within reach of strong continental polar air masses descending from the Plains and the Carolinas. While the Atlantic provides some moderation, the city still experiences several hard freezes per winter, with overnight lows occasionally dropping into the 20s°F. Tampa and Miami at lower latitudes and surrounded by more tropical water rarely see such cold. The First Coast can have winter weather that resembles the Lower South more than the rest of peninsular Florida.
How does the St. Johns River affect Jacksonville weather?
The St. Johns is one of the few major rivers in the US that flows north, and its estuary at Jacksonville produces a significant local moisture and thermal modulation effect. The river’s cool water temperatures in spring and early summer slow the warming of the riverside neighborhoods, and on cool autumn mornings the warm river surface generates valley fog through the lower elevations of the city. The river also provides a corridor for sea breeze penetration further inland than would otherwise be possible.
How vulnerable is Jacksonville to Atlantic hurricanes?
Jacksonville sits on the historical Atlantic hurricane corridor and experiences major hurricane impacts roughly once every 10–15 years. The northeast Florida coastline curves slightly inland here, which provides some natural protection against the most intense direct hits. However, the St. Johns River estuary geometry makes the city vulnerable to storm surge during major storms tracking just south. Hurricane Matthew in 2016 produced significant flooding from a near-miss that paralleled the coast offshore.
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