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Gainesville, FL

29.692°N, 82.276°W · station GNVthr · 137 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Gainesville.
73°WED9/273°THU9/373°FRI9/473°SAT9/573°SUN9/673°MON9/772°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#86 / 136
coldest Sep 8 in 136 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

61°F
set in 2011

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1900
Forecast low 72°F — 86th coldest Sep 8 of 136 years · record 61°F (2011) · coldest since 2023.
1890: 71°F1891: 63°F1892: 69°F1893: 71°F1894: 72°F1895: 72°F1896: 73°F1897: 73°F1898: 70°F1899: 72°F1900: 75°F1901: 66°F1902: 70°F1903: 72°F1904: 69°F1905: 74°F1906: 70°F1907: 69°F1908: 70°F1909: 73°F1910: 72°F1911: 74°F1912: 71°F1913: 68°F1914: 70°F1915: 69°F1916: 72°F1917: 70°F1918: 68°F1919: 70°F1920: 70°F1921: 70°F1922: 70°F1923: 70°F1924: 70°F1925: 70°F1926: 72°F1927: 69°F1928: 70°F1929: 69°F1930: 70°F1931: 72°F1932: 73°F1933: 72°F1934: 70°F1935: 72°F1936: 73°F1937: 72°F1938: 72°F1939: 71°F1940: 71°F1941: 72°F1942: 71°F1943: 70°F1944: 73°F1945: 73°F1946: 70°F1947: 71°F1948: 74°F1949: 73°F1950: 67°F1951: 71°F1952: 69°F1953: 68°F1954: 71°F1955: 73°F1956: 73°F1957: 70°F1958: 70°F1959: 73°F1960: 70°F1961: 72°F1962: 70°F1963: 66°F1964: 70°F1965: 70°F1966: 69°F1967: 70°F1968: 72°F1969: 72°F1970: 70°F1971: 71°F1972: 67°F1973: 74°F1974: 72°F1975: 74°F1976: 71°F1977: 73°F1978: 68°F1979: 72°F1980: 72°F1981: 69°F1982: 69°F1983: 72°F1984: 63°F1985: 70°F1986: 71°F1987: 69°F1988: 71°F1989: 70°F1990: 70°F1991: 73°F1992: 70°F1993: 71°F1994: 69°F1995: 69°F1996: 71°F1997: 62°F1998: 73°F1999: 70°F2000: 70°F2001: 69°F2002: 72°F2003: 68°F2004: 75°F2005: 74°F2006: 68°F2007: 67°F2008: 70°F2009: 66°F2010: 72°F2011: 61°F2012: 72°F2013: 68°F2014: 72°F2015: 73°F2016: 64°F2017: 71°F2018: 71°F2019: 69°F2020: 72°F2021: 72°F2022: 71°F2023: 70°F2024: 73°F2025: 74°F72° forecast6065707518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 872°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record61°F
This-date rank#86 of 136
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record6°F (1899)
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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

4 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

13 days
record run, ended Jan 14 2010

So far in 2026

20 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Gainesville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is +1° 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

Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight12h 45m · losing 12 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Gainesville — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 4th most in 137 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 27 in 2010.

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