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Best time to visit St. Augustine
United States · North America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in St. Augustine
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- JanJSt. Augustine in January: ok, busy
- FebFSt. Augustine in February: good, busy
- MarMSt. Augustine in March: good
- AprASt. Augustine in April: sweet spot
- MayMSt. Augustine in May: sweet spot
- JunJSt. Augustine in June: ok
- JulJSt. Augustine in July: ok, busy
- AugASt. Augustine in August: ok
- SepSSt. Augustine in September: ok
- OctOSt. Augustine in October: sweet spot
- NovNSt. Augustine in November: good
- DecDSt. Augustine in December: ok
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Things to do in St. Augustine
- Flagler College Located on 19 acres (7.7 hectares) downtown…
- World Golf Hall of Fame The centerpiece of the master-planned World Golf Village…
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine The current building dates back to 1797 but the congregation is the oldest in United…
- St Augustine Lighthouse & Museum Built in the 1870s on the northern end of Anastasia Island…
- Fort Mose Historic State Park This park preserves the site of the first legal free black settlement in America.
- Alligator Farm Zoological Park One of Florida's oldest continuously running attractions…
- Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth A 15 acre (6.1 hectares) waterfront attraction touted as the 1513 landing site of Ponce…
Tours and tickets in St. Augustine
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (St. Augustine), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° | 6d | 76% | 8.1h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 21° | 6d | 80% | 8.7h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 22° | 6d | 76% | 9.8h | good | 22C max, 6 rainy days |
| Apr | 24° | 5d | 75% | 11.2h | sweet spot | 24C max, 5 rainy days |
| May | 27° | 6d | 77% | 11.5h | sweet spot | 27C max, 6 rainy days |
| Jun | 29° | 11d | 82% | 11.0h | ok | 29C max, 11 rainy days |
| Jul | 31° | 11d | 84% | 11.4h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 30° | 12d | 85% | 11.0h | ok | 30C max, 12 rainy days |
| Sep | 29° | 12d | 81% | 10.0h | ok | 29C max, 12 rainy days |
| Oct | 26° | 6d | 78% | 9.6h | sweet spot | 26C max, 6 rainy days |
| Nov | 22° | 6d | 79% | 8.2h | good | 22C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 20° | 6d | 81% | 7.6h | ok | 20C max, 6 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the old town: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
St. Augustine's March days now average 22.1°C, 1.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 7 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 17.1° | 18.8° | 20.3° | 22.9° | 26.1° | 28.9° | 29.8° | 29.3° | 27.7° | 24.9° | 22.1° | 18.8° |
| 2017–26 | 17.9° | 20.5° | 22.1° | 24.4° | 27.5° | 29.5° | 30.5° | 30.2° | 28.6° | 25.9° | 22.3° | 19.6° |
| Change | +0.9° | +1.7° | +1.8° | +1.5° | +1.4° | +0.6° | +0.7° | +0.8° | +0.8° | +1.0° | +0.3° | +0.7° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Jacksonville (JAX), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Jacksonville.
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far St. Augustine is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Miami
- from New York
- from Chicago
- from Toronto
- from Boston
- from Mexico City
- from Bogota
- from Los Angeles
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to St. Augustine, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay work almost everywhere, though a few small places take cash only. Keep some $1 and $5 notes for tips; Venmo and PayPal are for locals.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Expected: 15–20% in sit-down restaurants (18–20% is standard in New York) and 10–20% for taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers. Large groups may find it already on the bill.
Getting around St. Augustine
- Apps — Rides: Lyft, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Text messages (SMS), WhatsApp. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and some other cities you can also book a driverless Waymo in its own app.
St. Augustine is a very walkable and pedestrian friendly city. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on St. Augustine, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
- Hospitals near St. Augustinea search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near St. Augustinea search on Google Maps
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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St. Augustine in pictures
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DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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What St. Augustine is like
St. Augustine lays claim to being the oldest city in the United States. It is 30 minutes south of Jacksonville in the First Coast, and is full of romantic ambiance and old world charm. It is best known for its remarkable historic streets and attractions, Spanish-style architecture, and panoramic bayfront views. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 11 S Castillo Dr. A large coquina limestone fort constructed by the Spanish in the late 1600s to defend their small colony. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Adventure Landing, 2780 S.R. 16. Great for kids, this family fun park located behind the larger outlet mall off of I-95 offers miniature golf, an arcade, batting cages, go-karts, and a roller coaster simulator. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- St. Augustine does have a small airport within the city limits: Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST IATA). It is mainly utilized by private aircraft and VIP flights. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on St. Augustine, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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Kind of place
St. Augustine is in United States, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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