ORLANDO, Fla. – 2025 is off to a pretty cold start in Central Florida!
This January has been way colder than usual, with temperatures falling into the 30s and 40s in the mornings and struggling to get into the 50s and 60s by the afternoon.
Normally, we’d be enjoying pleasant highs around 72 degrees this time of year, but this cold streak is really standing out.
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In fact, Orlando is currently experiencing its seventh coldest January on record, with an average high of just 55 degrees.
For a little perspective, the coldest January on record in Orlando was back in 1977, when the average high was a chilly 50.6 degrees. That’s seriously cold for Florida!
Other cities in the region aren’t escaping the freeze either. Leesburg is having its fourth coldest January, Sanford is seeing its seventh, Melbourne its eigth, and Daytona Beach is experiencing its fourth coldest January as well.
Here’s a look at the coldest Januarys on record for...
Orlando:
- 1977 - 50.6 degrees
- 1981 - 51.3 degrees
- 1958 - 52.9 degrees
- 2003 - 54.0 degrees
- 2010 - 54.4 degrees
- 1985 - 54.7 degrees
- 2025 - 55.0 degrees (so far)
Daytona Beach:
- 1940- 48.6 degrees
- 1981 - 48.8 degrees
- 1977 - 50.5 degrees
- 2025 - 51.9 degrees (so far)
- 1958 - 52.0 degrees
Leesburg:
- 1981 - 48.3 degrees
- 1985 - 51.4 degrees
- 1977 - 51.4 degrees
- 2025 - 52.6 degrees (so far)
- 2003 - 52.7 degrees
Melbourne:
- 1981 - 52.2 degrees
- 1977 - 53.6 degrees
- 2003 - 54.1 degrees
- 2010 - 55.2 degrees
- 1970 - 55.8 degrees
- 1958 - 55.9 degrees
- 2001 - 56.1 degrees
- 2025 - 56.2 degrees (so far)
Sanford:
- 1981 - 50.3 degrees
- 1977 - 50.4 degrees
- 1958 - 52.9 degrees
- 1985 - 53.5 degrees
- 2010 - 53.7 degrees
- 1978 - 53.8 degrees
- 2025 - 54.0 degrees (so far)
While it’s been a tough month for anyone hoping for the usual Florida warmth and sunshine, it’s also a reminder that it does get cold here too, even in the Sunshine State! And if you’re bundled up, wishing for a little bit of warmth, unfortunately, it looks like this cold snap might hang around a bit longer before we see that familiar sunshine return.
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