Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Sarasota, FL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Sarasota is reliably warm, with highs averaging 82° across 58 years of records. It's almost never a rain concern — just a 12% chance of precipitation — though the date has swung from a chilly 47° low back in 1983 to a scorching 91° high as recently as 2025.
Sarasota plays it hot: the all-time record of 101° was set in August 2023, and even the coldest day on record — 20° on December 26, 1983 — feels like a freak outlier for a city that rarely flirts with freezing. The wettest single day on record dropped a staggering 11.65 inches in August 2017, a reminder that summer storms here mean business.
Sarasota is warmest from late June through early September, with average highs hovering around 92° — and coolest in mid-January, when highs dip to a mild 71°. If you're dodging rain, aim for spring: the wettest stretch runs through August, averaging over 2.5 inches in a single week.