There may be pumpkin spice products rolling out in coffee shops and grocery stores across the country, but it will be hot and summery in Florida for at least another month or so.
Here’s when you can expect it to get cooler in Florida this year, how cold Florida’s 2025 winter is predicted to be and the heat forecast for Labor Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service and The Old Farmer's Almanac.
What month does it cool down in Florida? See forecasts
According to the National Weather Service, Florida usually has a day or two of cooler temperatures during the fall, but it usually doesn't start to feel noticeably and consistently cooler in Florida until the winter, in November.
This means while other states are enjoying the temperate weather, crisp air and changing leaves of fall, Floridians are stuck waiting until the winter months to feel real relief from the heat.
“The first shot of cooler drier air is usually rather short lived – lasting only a day or two. The real cool down doesn't usually occur until November,” The NWS website says.
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac’s 60-day extended weather forecast for Florida, Floridians will still be seeing temperatures hit the 80s during September, like usual, and will cool down a bit in the last week of September.
The average temperature expected for September in Florida this year will hover around 82 degrees (which is one degree above average), and around 4.5 inches of rain is expected (which is about three inches below average for September).
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When is the first day of fall?
There are two equinoxes and two solstices each year. Equinoxes occur during the fall and spring and are called the autumnal and vernal equinoxes. They mark the first astronomical day of spring and the first astronomical day of fall each year.
The 2025 summer solstice was on June 20, and the autumnal equinox will land on Sept. 22, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
The meteorological end of summer is Aug. 31, the day before Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
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Is it going to be a cold winter in Florida?
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac 12-month long-range weather predictions, winter in Florida is expected to be "cooler than usual and coldest in the late parts of the months of November, December, January and February," with above normal rainfall.
How hot will it be in Florida on Labor Day weekend?
Labor Day weekend in Florida, which falls just ahead of the hurricane season peak, is expected to be hot with a chance of rain, according to the Weather25 14-day forecast.
Highs will reach the low-to-mid 90s and lows will dip into the high 70s, with varying chances of rain, depending on where you are in the state.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Florida heat continues: Here's when the weather is expected to cool down
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