Jacksonville vs Daytona Beach: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 158 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Jacksonville and Daytona Beach are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,614 vs 2,551 hours a year. Daytona Beach has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Jacksonville in 1 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Jacksonville | Daytona Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,614 | 2,551 |
| Sunniest month | November (85/100) | November (84/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 75/100 | 83/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 67/100 | 66/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,286 mm | 1,310 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Jacksonville vs Daytona Beach month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | Daytona Beach | Jacksonville | Daytona Beach | Jacksonville | Daytona Beach | |
| January | 61 | 82 | 17° | 20° | 73 | 64 |
| February | 79 | 82 | 20° | 22° | 81 | 64 |
| March | 79 | 80 | 23° | 25° | 82 | 74 |
| April | 80 | 83 | 27° | 28° | 76 | 61 |
| May | 78 | 75 | 31° | 31° | 91 | 104 |
| June | 67 | 66 | 32° | 31° | 187 | 197 |
| July | 67 | 66 | 32° | 31° | 158 | 177 |
| August | 67 | 66 | 32° | 31° | 176 | 187 |
| September | 67 | 66 | 30° | 30° | 147 | 171 |
| October | 79 | 77 | 27° | 27° | 82 | 94 |
| November | 85 | 84 | 22° | 24° | 53 | 56 |
| December | 73 | 83 | 19° | 22° | 80 | 61 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Daytona Beach · Feb Daytona Beach · Mar even · Apr Daytona Beach · May Jacksonville · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Daytona Beach.
When to pick which
- November–February: Daytona Beach (average score 83/100 vs 75). Daytona Beach is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 20°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Jacksonville averages 79/100, Daytona Beach 79/100. Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 28°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Jacksonville averages 67/100, Daytona Beach 66/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Jacksonville averages 73/100, Daytona Beach 72/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Jacksonville weather by month · Daytona Beach weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
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