Gray Sky Index · Florida

Orlando, FL: gray days, sunny days and the best month to shoot

Orlando averages 130 gray days and 236 clear or partly cloudy days a year — #33 grayest of the 43 US metros we track. April and May are the clearest for exterior shoots; January and March and June and September and December the grayest.

Gray days a year: 130; #33 grayest of 43 metros
Sunny days a year: 236; 89 clear, 147 partly cloudy
Clearest month: April; fewest gray days: shoot exteriors
Grayest month: January; most gray days: plan interiors

Gray days by month in Orlando

Mean gray days each month at Orlando, 47 years of record. The clearest months are in ink.

12 in January
11 in February
12 in March
9 in April
9 in May
12 in June
11 in July
11 in August
12 in September
11 in October
10 in November
12 in December

Shoot this week in Orlando?

National Weather Service forecast: average sky cover from 9am to 5pm local time, for the next 7 days.

Interiors today, exteriors Thu, Nov 5

Today 62% sky cover, 57% chance of rain. Least gray day this week: Thu, Nov 5, 23%.

62%Tue11/3
46%Wed11/4
23%Thu11/5
31%Fri11/6
33%Sat11/7
46%Sun11/8
40%Mon11/9

Clear (35% or less)Partly cloudy (to 65%)Gray

Best time to sell a house in Orlando

Share of the year’s new listings by month, 2023–2025 (Realtor.com). The three busiest months are in ink.

8.1% in January
8.6% in February
8.8% in March
9.2% in April
9% in May
9.1% in June
8.7% in July
8.4% in August
7.9% in September
8.1% in October
7.7% in November
6.5% in December

April, June, May bring 27.3% of Orlando’s new listings; December the fewest. Shoot exteriors in the clearest weeks before the peak, and you list with the photos already done.

Orlando scores 47/100 on the Listing Difficulty Index — #28 hardest of 43: 77 days on market and 22.7% of listings with a price cut. See every market’s score.

Nearby metros

Tampa, FL121 gray days a year
Jacksonville, FL144 gray days a year
Miami, FL115 gray days a year
Atlanta, GA149 gray days a year

All 43 metros in the Gray Sky Index

Orlando: questions

Does Orlando get a lot of sun?

Orlando averages 236 clear or partly cloudy days a year and 130 gray days, on NOAA’s long-term record.

What is the cloudiest month in Orlando?

January and March and June and September and December has the most gray days in Orlando. April and May has the fewest, which makes it the easiest month for exterior shoots.

When is the best time to list a house in Orlando?

Most new listings in Orlando come on the market in April, June, May. Listing just before the peak meets the most buyers with the least competition; plan exterior shoots for the clearest days in the weeks before.

More free tools

Listing Difficulty Index
A 0–100 score for 43 US metros on how hard a listing has to work to stand out, and each market’s busiest listing months.
Listing Photo Rules Tracker
Every state law and MLS rule on AI-edited and virtually staged listing photos: what to disclose, when it applies and the penalties.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Comparative Climatic Data: mean number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days; US National Weather Service gridpoint forecast.