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Gainesville, FL

29.692°N, 82.276°W · station GNVthr · 137 years of record
79°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Gainesville.
75°SAT10/1770°SUN10/1872°MON10/1977°TUE10/2079°WED10/2178°THU10/2278°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Gainesville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#96 / 135
warmest Oct 21 in 135 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

89°F
set in 1919

Coolest Oct 21 ever

64°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 79°F — 96th warmest Oct 21 of 135 years · record 89°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
1890: 75°F1891: 72°F1892: 82°F1893: 78°F1894: 81°F1895: 81°F1897: 76°F1898: 77°F1899: 88°F1900: 79°F1901: 79°F1902: 85°F1903: 83°F1904: 83°F1905: 88°F1906: 84°F1907: 85°F1908: 83°F1909: 85°F1910: 86°F1911: 84°F1912: 81°F1913: 65°F1914: 85°F1915: 78°F1916: 86°F1917: 79°F1918: 82°F1919: 89°F1920: 86°F1921: 80°F1922: 84°F1923: 79°F1924: 76°F1925: 71°F1926: 83°F1927: 86°F1928: 83°F1929: 87°F1930: 79°F1931: 82°F1932: 86°F1933: 84°F1934: 87°F1935: 86°F1936: 86°F1937: 73°F1938: 80°F1939: 83°F1940: 86°F1941: 73°F1942: 84°F1943: 86°F1944: 81°F1945: 86°F1946: 87°F1947: 84°F1948: 73°F1949: 86°F1950: 85°F1951: 81°F1952: 80°F1953: 85°F1954: 74°F1955: 79°F1956: 84°F1957: 82°F1958: 73°F1959: 80°F1960: 84°F1961: 72°F1962: 87°F1963: 87°F1964: 68°F1965: 80°F1966: 78°F1967: 77°F1968: 79°F1969: 83°F1970: 86°F1971: 83°F1972: 87°F1973: 80°F1974: 75°F1975: 78°F1976: 84°F1977: 82°F1978: 84°F1979: 86°F1980: 87°F1981: 83°F1982: 86°F1983: 87°F1984: 85°F1985: 87°F1986: 76°F1987: 80°F1988: 83°F1989: 64°F1990: 79°F1991: 79°F1992: 75°F1993: 87°F1994: 85°F1995: 71°F1996: 69°F1997: 80°F1998: 85°F1999: 71°F2000: 74°F2001: 85°F2002: 84°F2003: 83°F2004: 87°F2005: 89°F2006: 88°F2007: 80°F2008: 80°F2009: 82°F2010: 85°F2011: 72°F2012: 80°F2013: 87°F2014: 83°F2015: 80°F2016: 87°F2017: 85°F2018: 76°F2019: 80°F2020: 85°F2021: 84°F2022: 74°F2023: 82°F2024: 78°F2025: 85°F79° forecast6065707580859018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2179°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record89°F
This-date rank#96 of 135
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1952)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1890–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Gainesville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1890–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°FJan 17, 194310°FJan 21, 1985
Feb91°FFeb 23, 20196°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar96°FMar 31, 190722°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 27, 201132°FApr 2, 1919
May102°FMay 27, 201942°FMay 8, 1992
Jun104°FJun 27, 195250°FJun 1, 1984
Jul102°FJul 8, 190260°FJul 15, 1897
Aug100°FAug 1, 189660°FAug 31, 1891
Sep99°FSep 2, 190748°FSep 22, 1897
Oct96°FOct 2, 191132°FOct 29, 2008
Nov91°FNov 3, 201520°FNov 25, 1970
Dec87°FDec 8, 195113°FDec 13, 1962
All-time104°FJun 27, 19526°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Gainesville so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

5 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 19, 1909

Coldest high ever

29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 3, 190929°FJan 21, 1985
Feb71°FFeb 28, 202338°FFeb 19, 1900
Mar71°FMar 23, 189742°FMar 29, 1955
Apr76°FApr 13, 202053°FApr 9, 2007
May81°FMay 30, 191261°FMay 8, 1928
Jun79°FJun 17, 189465°FJun 12, 1913
Jul80°FJul 2, 189775°FJul 22, 1890
Aug82°FAug 19, 190974°FAug 19, 1961
Sep81°FSep 16, 201862°FSep 22, 1897
Oct78°FOct 10, 201854°FOct 30, 1910
Nov73°FNov 20, 198543°FNov 22, 1984
Dec70°FDec 3, 190230°FDec 24, 1989
All-time82°FAug 19, 190929°FJan 21, 1985

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

49 days
record run, ended Aug 23 2010

So far in 2026

125 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Gainesville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 81°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 67°FJan: 43°FFeb: 71°FFeb: 46°FMar: 76°FMar: 50°FApr: 82°FApr: 56°FMay: 88°FMay: 63°FJun: 90°FJun: 70°FJul: 91°FJul: 72°FAug: 91°FAug: 72°FSep: 88°FSep: 70°FOct: 82°FOct: 61°FNov: 75°FNov: 51°FDec: 69°FDec: 46°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight11h 26m · losing 13 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.69°N, 82.28°W

Nearby Stations

Jacksonville, FL65 mi NELeesburg, FL66 mi SEDaytona Beach, FL80 mi SEBrooksville, FL84 mi SSanford, FL88 mi SEOrlando, FL105 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Gainesville's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Gainesville, FL — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Gainesville's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Gainesville, FL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1890

Each cell is one day's high at Gainesville, coloured by temperature — 137 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Gainesville, FL daily high heat map 1890–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Gainesville — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
125 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 5th most in 137 years. Normal for this point: 93. Record: 138 in 2011.

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