Is Florida in a drought?
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor for Florida, and the category in each of its 67 counties, from the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Yes, in part: 25.14% of Florida is in drought (D1 to D4).
57.53% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4), 4.67% in severe drought or worse (D2 to D4), 0% extreme or worse (D3 to D4) and 0% in D4 Exceptional Drought.
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
On the map valid 13 October 2026, 35 of 67 counties had some drought (D1 or worse); 14 more were abnormally dry (D0) only. D2 Severe Drought somewhere in 17.
Every county, map valid 13 October 2026
The category is the most severe one covering any part of the county; the share says how much of it. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row with that category or worse somewhere in it.
| County | Category this week | Share in it | In drought (D1–D4) | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | D2 Severe Drought | 4.9% | 76.55% | 42 weeks |
| Baker County | D1 Moderate Drought | 6.58% | 6.58% | at least 54 weeks |
| Bay County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Bradford County | D1 Moderate Drought | 66.53% | 66.53% | at least 54 weeks |
| Brevard County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Broward County | D2 Severe Drought | 7.27% | 28.73% | 39 weeks |
| Calhoun County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Charlotte County | D1 Moderate Drought | 13.88% | 13.88% | 50 weeks |
| Citrus County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Clay County | D1 Moderate Drought | 10.86% | 10.86% | at least 54 weeks |
| Collier County | D2 Severe Drought | 1.7% | 36.34% | 41 weeks |
| Columbia County | D2 Severe Drought | 19.19% | 69.79% | 43 weeks |
| DeSoto County | D2 Severe Drought | 9.48% | 24.77% | 45 weeks |
| Dixie County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 36.17% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Duval County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 69.05% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Escambia County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 7.49% | 0% | 12 weeks |
| Flagler County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 42.02% | 0% | 43 weeks |
| Franklin County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Gadsden County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Gilchrist County | D2 Severe Drought | 20.15% | 72.61% | 42 weeks |
| Glades County | D1 Moderate Drought | 61.41% | 61.41% | 48 weeks |
| Gulf County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Hamilton County | D1 Moderate Drought | 2.17% | 2.17% | at least 54 weeks |
| Hardee County | D2 Severe Drought | 44.23% | 91.8% | 45 weeks |
| Hendry County | D1 Moderate Drought | 54.15% | 54.15% | 48 weeks |
| Hernando County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Highlands County | D2 Severe Drought | 6.96% | 97.09% | 43 weeks |
| Hillsborough County | D2 Severe Drought | 27.3% | 79.01% | 46 weeks |
| Holmes County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Indian River County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Jackson County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Jefferson County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Lafayette County | D1 Moderate Drought | 42.98% | 42.98% | at least 54 weeks |
| Lake County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 95.94% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Lee County | D1 Moderate Drought | 8.57% | 8.57% | 49 weeks |
| Leon County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Levy County | D1 Moderate Drought | 0.08% | 0.08% | 53 weeks |
| Liberty County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Madison County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Manatee County | D2 Severe Drought | 56.86% | 76.68% | 46 weeks |
| Marion County | D1 Moderate Drought | 13.28% | 13.28% | 52 weeks |
| Martin County | D1 Moderate Drought | 23.73% | 23.73% | 48 weeks |
| Miami-Dade County | D2 Severe Drought | 28.75% | 71.26% | 40 weeks |
| Monroe County | D2 Severe Drought | 29.96% | 69.79% | 40 weeks |
| Nassau County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0.42% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Okaloosa County | None | 0% | 2 weeks | |
| Okeechobee County | D1 Moderate Drought | 50.41% | 50.41% | 48 weeks |
| Orange County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 57.77% | 0% | 43 weeks |
| Osceola County | D1 Moderate Drought | 11.28% | 11.28% | 43 weeks |
| Palm Beach County | D1 Moderate Drought | 18.82% | 18.82% | 48 weeks |
| Pasco County | D1 Moderate Drought | 2.87% | 2.87% | 50 weeks |
| Pinellas County | D2 Severe Drought | 13.74% | 99.95% | 46 weeks |
| Polk County | D2 Severe Drought | 0.01% | 68.19% | 43 weeks |
| Putnam County | D1 Moderate Drought | 17.28% | 17.28% | at least 54 weeks |
| Santa Rosa County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Sarasota County | D2 Severe Drought | 21.16% | 63.54% | 46 weeks |
| Seminole County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 8.23% | 0% | 43 weeks |
| St. Johns County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 11.32% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| St. Lucie County | D1 Moderate Drought | 0.03% | 0.03% | 43 weeks |
| Sumter County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Suwannee County | D2 Severe Drought | 4.97% | 53.88% | at least 54 weeks |
| Taylor County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 2.08% | 0% | at least 54 weeks |
| Union County | D2 Severe Drought | 5.61% | 76.83% | 42 weeks |
| Volusia County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 19.29% | 0% | 43 weeks |
| Wakulla County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Walton County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Washington County | None | 0% | 1 week |
Natural disaster risk in Florida by county · Drought in every state
The categories
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| D0 | Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought) |
| D1 | Moderate Drought |
| D2 | Severe Drought |
| D3 | Extreme Drought |
| D4 | Exceptional Drought |
What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.
How this page reads the Drought Monitor
- The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
- The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
- A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
- Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for Florida · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
Is Florida in a drought right now?
On the U.S. Drought Monitor valid 13 October 2026, 25.14% of Florida is in drought (D1 to D4) and 57.53% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4). 4.67% is in D2 Severe Drought or worse.
Which counties in Florida are in the worst drought?
This week the most severe category in Florida is D2 Severe Drought, in Alachua County, Broward County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Gilchrist County, Hardee County, Highlands County and 9 more.
How is a county's category chosen on this page?
The U.S. Drought Monitor gives the share of each county in each category. This page names the most severe category covering any part of the county, and always says how much of the county it covers.