Plantation, FL Climate


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The climate in Plantation, FL is generally warm and humid throughout the year. Average temperatures range from 64°F in January to 90°F in August. The area experiences a subtropical climate with mild winters, hot summers, and plenty of rain. Rainfall averages around 58 inches per year, and the area is occasionally hit by hurricanes during the summer months. During the summer, temperatures can rise significantly for long periods of time and humidity levels are often high. In winter, temperatures can drop below 40°F and occasional snow flurries are possible but very rare.

Plantation, Florida gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Plantation averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Plantation. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plantation gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 58
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Plantation is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Florida.

2 Summer - 9 Winter
December, March and February are the most pleasant months in Plantation, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePlantation, FloridaUnited States
  64.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  135.0 days106.2 days
  244 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  58.1°21.7°
  6.27
  6.74.3
  7 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Plantation with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. In Plantation, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plantation are December, February and March.
In Plantation, there are 68.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Plantation with an average of 58.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.
In Plantation, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Florida.
In Plantation, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.
Humidity in Plantation is significant throughout the year, and miserable in the summer. The humidity here has been described as oppressive or stifling in the summer. The humid season extends from April-November and the most comfortable months are December-March.
June is the wettest month in Plantation with 9.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 64.8 inches in Plantation means that it is one of the wettest places in Florida.
September is the rainiest month in Plantation with 17.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 135.0 rainy days annually in Plantation, which is one of the rainiest places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Plantation, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Plantation.
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I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 11 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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