The official National Weather Service forecast for Lakeland — 28.0395°N, 81.9498°W, population 277,915, 5.1 miles from I-4. Forecasts here are written by NWS TBW, this county’s forecast office.
| Polk County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 84 |
| Avg low °F | 49 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 53 | 63 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 51.5 |
1996–2025 normals for Polk County — the climate division Lakeland sits in. All-time county record high 100.3°F (1998-06-19); record low 17.6°F (1962-12-13). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.