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Gainesville, FL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Gainesville, a city in Alachua County, Florida.

This Afternoon
90°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Gainesville

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 90°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 mph NE 30%
Tonight 71°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 6 mph NE 9%
Sunday 90°F Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 1 to 7 mph NE 43%
Sunday Night 71°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 0 to 6 mph NE 34%
Monday 90°F Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 0 to 7 mph NE 65%
Monday Night 72°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Partly Cloudy 1 to 6 mph E 65%
Tuesday 90°F Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 1 to 7 mph NE 69%
Tuesday Night 72°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 1 to 7 mph NE 69%
Wednesday 89°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 3 to 12 mph NE 56%
Wednesday Night 72°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 6 to 12 mph NE 56%
Thursday 88°F Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12 to 15 mph NE 37%
Thursday Night 70°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 7 to 14 mph NE 37%
Friday 87°F Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 14 mph NE 27%
Friday Night 69°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 3 to 12 mph NE 27%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Gainesville (29.680, -82.347). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Gainesville

Last spring frost
Mar 3
First fall frost
Dec 2
Growing season
277 days
Hardiness zone
9a

More local growing data for Gainesville: nearby ZIP 32605 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Florida frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Gainesville Rgnl Ap, Fl (5.9 mi from Gainesville). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.