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United States / Florida / Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area / Palm Beach County / Wellington / Zip Codes
Wellington, FL has a humid subtropical climate with very hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer months can easily reach over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) and average around 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31 degrees Celsius). The winter months are mild with temperatures typically falling between 55 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit (12-24 degrees Celsius). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 50 inches per year.

Wellington, Florida gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Wellington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 55
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wellington is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.4 Summer - 9.1 Winter
December, March and February are the most pleasant months in Wellington, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWellington, FloridaUnited States
  61.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  138.2 days106.2 days
  230 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  55.3°21.7°
  6.57
  6.34.3
  16 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 Wellington with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Wellington, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wellington are March, December and February.
In Wellington, there are 57.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wellington with an average of 55.3°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.
In Wellington, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.
In Wellington, 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 Wellington 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.
September is the wettest month in Wellington with 8.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.7 inches in Wellington means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.
August is the rainiest month in Wellington with 18.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 138.2 rainy days annually in Wellington, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Wellington, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Wellington.
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elaine · Wellington, FL
Wellington,Fl to reinstate fluoridation!!!
Over 7 years ago

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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John · West Palm Beach, FL
Weather
Over 13 years ago

The weather is  More

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GB · Fayetteville, GA
Not all as it looks
Over 13 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  More

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