Camping in Florida: Best Months, Booking and Fire Rules
Across Florida's 3 NOAA reference stations, camping weather is mild from October to April, with average highs of 71 to 84 F and lows of 51 to 66 F. Nights at or below freezing show up from December to February, most often in January, when they average 3.6 a month. State park sites are booked through Florida State Parks reservations, up to eleven months ahead.
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The best months for camping in Florida
By NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals, camping weather in Florida is mild October to April. Pick the station nearest your campground below; high ground runs colder than any station.
- Jan71° / 51°Freezing nights
- Feb74° / 53°Freezing nights
- Mar78° / 57°Mild
- Apr83° / 62°Mild
- May87° / 67°Hot
- Jun90° / 73°Hot
- Jul92° / 75°Hot
- Aug92° / 75°Hot
- Sep89° / 73°Hot
- Oct84° / 66°Mild
- Nov77° / 58°Mild
- Dec73° / 53°Freezing nights
Each month shows the average high and low across the state’s reference stations, in F. Mild means an average high of 60 to 85 F with lows of 40 F or more. Freezing nights means the stations average one or more nights a month at or below 32 F.
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (mild) | 76 F | 61 F | 0 |
| February (mild) | 78 F | 63 F | 0 |
| March (mild) | 81 F | 66 F | 0 |
| April (mild) | 84 F | 70 F | 0 |
| May | 87 F | 73 F | 0 |
| June | 89 F | 76 F | 0 |
| July | 91 F | 78 F | 0 |
| August | 91 F | 78 F | 0 |
| September | 89 F | 77 F | 0 |
| October | 86 F | 74 F | 0 |
| November (mild) | 81 F | 68 F | 0 |
| December (mild) | 78 F | 64 F | 0 |
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (mild) | 72 F | 50 F | 1.1 |
| February (mild) | 75 F | 52 F | 0.2 |
| March (mild) | 79 F | 56 F | 0 |
| April (mild) | 84 F | 61 F | 0 |
| May | 88 F | 66 F | 0 |
| June | 91 F | 72 F | 0 |
| July | 92 F | 73 F | 0 |
| August | 92 F | 74 F | 0 |
| September | 90 F | 72 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 85 F | 66 F | 0 |
| November (mild) | 78 F | 58 F | 0 |
| December (mild) | 74 F | 53 F | 0.3 |
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (mild) | 64 F | 41 F | 9.6 |
| February (mild) | 68 F | 44 F | 5.2 |
| March (mild) | 74 F | 49 F | 2.1 |
| April (mild) | 80 F | 54 F | 0.2 |
| May | 87 F | 63 F | 0 |
| June | 91 F | 71 F | 0 |
| July | 92 F | 73 F | 0 |
| August | 92 F | 73 F | 0 |
| September | 89 F | 70 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 82 F | 59 F | 0.1 |
| November (mild) | 73 F | 48 F | 2.3 |
| December (mild) | 66 F | 43 F | 7.4 |
How to book a state park campsite in Florida
Florida State Parks takes reservations through Florida State Parks reservations. The longest advance booking its page states is eleven months.
How far ahead you can book
Florida residents, reservations up to 11 months in advance; and 2. For nonresidents, reservations up to 10 months in advance.The Florida Legislature, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Quoted from Florida State Parks pages read October 18, 2026. Windows and fees change, so confirm on the booking site.
Camping outside a campground in Florida
Camp Considerately. Dispersed camping is not allowed in the vicinity of developed recreation areas or less than 100 feet from streams and other water sources.USDA Forest Service, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires when you camp in Florida
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Use existing fire rings, fire pans or mound fires to minimize scarring rocks, soil and plants. Gather and use down and dead firewood. Do not cut standing trees or limbs off standing trees.USDA Forest Service, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
Control your Campfire. Do not camp in an area with campfire restrictions listed under Alerts & Notices and Forest Supervisor's Orders .USDA Forest Service, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: USDA Forest Service, National Forests in Florida.
Florida camping questions
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Where this page’s facts come from
- State park, forestry and federal land pages (read October 18, 2026). Booking windows, reservation systems, campfire rules, fire restriction sources and rules for camping outside a campground, each quoted word for word with a link to the page it came from.
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (read October 18, 2026). Average monthly high, low and nights at or below 32 F at 150 reference stations, the same stations the heat season and heating season pages use.
- National Weather Service alerts (live, read in your browser when the page loads). Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Fire Warnings, Freeze Warnings and High Wind Warnings, read live from api.weather.gov.
- National Weather Service 7 day forecast (live, read in your browser when the page loads). The weekend forecast for the ZIP code a visitor enters, read live from api.weather.gov.
Climate figures are NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at 3 reference stations in Florida. Rules are quoted from agency pages and can change.