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The climate of Florida (United States of America)
Florida is also known as ‘The Sunshine State’ because of the many hours of sunshine the state gets. Many Americans spend their vacation and winter in Florida. The largest part of Florida has a warm maritime climate (type Cfa according to the Köppen climate classification). The southeastern part has a subtropical climate (type Aw) and the southwestern part (the Everglades) a monsoon climate (type Am). Most websites and travel guides mistakenly state that the entire state has a subtropical climate. 90% of the state does not live up to an important criterion to be classified as such: An average minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 degrees Fahrenheit) during the coldest month.

Climate information of places in Florida
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Florida:

Boca Raton
Cape Canaveral
Clearwater
Daytona Beach
Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers

Jacksonville
Key Biscayne
Key Largo
Key West
Kissimmee
Miami
Miami Beach
Naples
Orlando
Palm Beach
Panama City
Pensacola
Sanibel & Captiva
Sarasota
South Beach
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Tampa

 

Muggy
During the summer it may especially get very muggy in the southeastern part of the state. Daytime temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in combination with high humidity figures cause things to feel muggy almost all day long. This applies to the entire state of Florida and especially to Miami and its surroundings. Especially when a tropical storm passes by causing high precipitation figures followed up by a warm period it may be very muggy

Winters
Winters in Florida are very mild. Snowfall is uncommon. However, in the northern part of the state subzero temperatures during the night are not uncommon. In general winters are mild, sunny and very pleasant. During most days temperatures of about 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) can be recorded in the Miami region. When it gets cold temperatures drop to 10-15 degrees Celsius (50-59 degrees Fahrenheit). This is also why many Americans spend their winter in Florida and it is the ideal winter sun destination for Europeans.

Hurricanes
There is a risk of hurricanes in almost the entire state. The highest risk of getting hit by a hurricane is in the southern part and along the east coast. Hurricane season is from June till November. Every year 5-10 hurricanes can be recorded in the Caribbean, some of them may cause a lot of damage. However, because hurricanes as well as their trajectory can be predicted very well in most cases precautions can be taken such as boarding up windows or even evacuating entire areas.

Climate information
Throughout Florida several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for the southeastern part of Florida (Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale) and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Florida please, visit the individual climate pages.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 22 15 7 7 24
February 24 16 8 6 24
March 25 18 9 5 24
April 27 20 10 5 25
May 29 22 10 10 27
June 30 24 10 14 29
July 31 25 10 15 29
August 31 25 9 17 30
September 31 25 9 17 29
October 29 23 8 14 28
November 27 20 7 9 26
December 23 17 7 7 25
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to the southeastern part of Florida (Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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