Fall in Florida usually means warm temperatures instead of sweltering, severe weather threats and chances of intermittent flooding throughout the southeast, as the Atlantic hurricane season moves past its peak.
While the upper Midwest and Northern Plains states could see an earlier-than-usual fall cool-down, and pumpkin spice products are already rolling out in coffee shops and grocery stores across the country, it will stay warm and summery in Florida for at least another month.
The official meteorological and astronomical start of fall will both come much sooner than the cool-down in Florida. Florida will continue to see temperatures hit the mid-eighties through September and will likely “dip” into the seventies in October.
Here’s when fall officially begins and when the cooler weather is expected to follow in Florida this year.
When is the official start of fall?
The meteorological start of fall 2025 has already passed, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Every year, meteorological fall starts on Sept. 1 and ends on Nov. 30.
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 astronomical start of the 2025 fall season will come next Monday, Sept. 22, with the autumnal equinox.
Does September cool down in Florida? See fall 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,” according to the National Weather Service.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s 60-day extended weather forecast for Florida predicts Floridians will still be seeing temperatures hit the 80s during September, like usual, and will cool down a bit in the last week of the month.
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).
Do the leaves change colors in Florida? Where, when to see fall colors in Florida
Yes, Florida does have some leaves that change color in the fall. But don’t expect to see anything south of the extreme northern portion of Florida, and not until mid-October.
Favorite Florida locations highlighted by GoldenAgeTrips to see fall foliage include:
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How cold will Florida get this fall? See Farmer’s Almanac, NOAA 2025 predictions
The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a “warmer-than-normal” autumn. A hot and dry fall is in the forecast for most of the U.S., including Florida.
Here’s the Farmer’s Almanac prediction for fall in Florida:
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s fall forecast:
When is daylight saving time 2025?
Is it too early to think about daylight saving time? Not really, we will “fall back” in just under two months.
Daylight saving time for 2025 began at 2 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 9, for “spring forward” and ends at 2 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 2, for “fall back.”
Is it going to be a cold winter in Florida in 2025?
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 slightly above-average rainfall.
Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network – Florida
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: When does fall 2025 start? When forecasts say you’ll feel the weather change in Florida
Reporting by Lianna Norman and Samantha Neely, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Florida Times-Union
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