Urban Irrigation Scheduler : Central Florida

This irrigation type has an average application rate of 0.5″/hr and this is used to calculate all the run times below.

Turn your controller ON or OFF based on the following table

StationIrrigation*Seasonal Timer SettingRecent Rain
ApopkaON60% 
ArcadiaON60% 
AvalonON60% 
Babson ParkON60% 
BalmON60% 
BronsonOFF60% 
Brooksville SouthON60% 
CitraON60% 
Dade CityON60% 
DoverON60% 
Fort PierceOFF60%4.62″ in last 24hr
JoshuaON60% 
KenansvilleON60%0.99″ in last 24hr
Lake AlfredON60% 
LecantoOFF60% 
North PortON60% 
OcklawahaON60% 
OkahumpkaOFF60% 
OkeechobeeON60% 
OnaON60% 
PiersonOFF60% 
PoincianaON60% 
SebringON60% 
St. Lucie WestOFF60% 
StrawBerry Plant CityON60% 
StrawBerry Floral CityOFF60% 
Tiger CreekOFF60% 
UmatillaOFF60% 
Yeehaw JunctionOFF60%1.03″ in last 3d

† If there has been recent rain (0.3″ in the last 24 hrs, or 1″ in the last 3 days), irrigation may not be needed today.

In Florida, 1/2″ to 3/4″ per week of water is, in general, the maximum amount needed by most home laws and landscape plants during the hottest part of the year.

Recommendations given in the above table are based on weekly ET and rainfall amounts at FAWN sites (if ET is greater than rainfall then ON is displayed, and if rainfall is greater than ET then OFF is displayed), and seasonal adjustments are based on water management district recommendations and UF research. To ensure your system run time is properly set, check with your irrigation system installer or local landscape professional. Several IFAS resources available to homeowners for lawn irrigation are listed below:

Disclaimer

Depending on your municipality and water management district, day of the week watering restrictions may vary. Check your local restrictions before setting the day of the week or time of day.

Click here for a complete list of Florida's water management districts.

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