National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
Onset of Wet and Dry Seasons at Orlando, FL
(Updated through 2023)

 
 
 Wet Season Onset

Dry Season Onset

Wet Season Length

Median Date 
5/27

10/15

142 days

Earliest 
 5/5 (1966)

9/23 (2021)

Shortest --108 (2006)

Latest 
  7/6 (1998)

11/7 (1971)

Longest--173 (1969)

1950
5/27

10/20

146 days

1951
6/6

10/29

145

1952
5/17

10/28

164

1953
6/2

10/10

130

1954
5/27

10/15

141

1955
6/11

10/14

125

1956
5/25

10/18

146

1957
5/11

10/6

148

1958
5/22

10/20

151

1959
5/12

10/25

166

1960
5/26

10/22

149

1961
6/7

10/15

130

1962
5/21

10/19

151

1963
5/21

10/19

151

1964
5/30

10/16

139

1965
5/29

10/18

142

1966
5/5

10/12

160

1967
6/3

9/29

118

1968
5/24

10/20

149

1969
5/14

11/3

173

1970
5/24

10/31

160

1971
6/3

11/7

157

1972
5/7

10/6

152

1973
5/24

10/24

153

1974
5/12

10/1

142

1975
5/9

10/19

163

1976
5/7 

10/1

147

1977
5/24

10/4

133

1978
6/1

10/7

128

1979
5/30

10/5

128

1980
5/15

10/4

142

1981
5/26

10/15

142

1982
5/21

10/15

147

1983
5/30

10/25

148

1984
6/11

10/1

112

1985
5/20

11/4

168

1986
6/2

10/16

136

1987
5/9

10/2

146

1988
6/5

10/7

124

1989
5/28

10/19

144

1990
5/27

10/25

151

1991
5/13

10/7

147

1992
5/27

10/12

138

1993
5/28

10/11

136

1994
5/28

10/17

142

1995
5/20

10/19

152

1996
5/21

10/9

141

1997
5/19

10/19

153

1998
7/6

10/22

108

1999
5/27

10/22

148

2000
6/11

10/9

120

2001
5/22

9/30

131

2002
6/6

10/16

132

2003
6/2

10/15

135

2004
6/3

10/14

133

2005
5/30

10/25

148

2006
6/11

9/27

108

2007
6/6

11/3

155

2008
6/9

10/14

127

2009
5/17

9/30

136

2010

5/30

9/30

123

2011

6/14 

10/19

127 

2012

5/27

10/28

154

2013 5/19 10/9 143
2014 6/7  10/5 120
2015 6/1 10/3 124
2016 5/16 10/19 156
2017 5/30

10/24

147
2018 5/12 10/12 153
2019 6/1 11/1 153
2020 5/21 10/30 162
2021 6/2 9/23 113
2022 6/4 9/30 118
2023 5/18 10/14 149
 
Data Sources:
Orlando Herndon Airport 1950-1974 International Airport 1975-present