Orlando vs Daytona Beach: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 87 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Orlando and Daytona Beach are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,615 vs 2,551 hours a year. Their Sunshine Scores are within 2 points of each other in every month of the year.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Orlando | Daytona Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,615 | 2,551 |
| Sunniest month | November (86/100) | November (84/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 84/100 | 83/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 67/100 | 66/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,301 mm | 1,310 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Orlando vs Daytona Beach month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | Daytona Beach | Orlando | Daytona Beach | Orlando | Daytona Beach | |
| January | 83 | 82 | 21° | 20° | 60 | 64 |
| February | 84 | 82 | 23° | 22° | 56 | 64 |
| March | 82 | 80 | 26° | 25° | 69 | 74 |
| April | 83 | 83 | 29° | 28° | 59 | 61 |
| May | 76 | 75 | 31° | 31° | 100 | 104 |
| June | 67 | 66 | 31° | 31° | 208 | 197 |
| July | 67 | 66 | 31° | 31° | 184 | 177 |
| August | 67 | 66 | 31° | 31° | 194 | 187 |
| September | 67 | 66 | 30° | 30° | 174 | 171 |
| October | 78 | 77 | 28° | 27° | 90 | 94 |
| November | 86 | 84 | 24° | 24° | 48 | 56 |
| December | 83 | 83 | 22° | 22° | 59 | 61 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Orlando averages 84/100, Daytona Beach 83/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Orlando averages 80/100, Daytona Beach 79/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 28°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Orlando averages 67/100, Daytona Beach 66/100. Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Orlando averages 73/100, Daytona Beach 72/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Orlando weather by month · Daytona Beach weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
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