El Portal, FL Climate


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El Portal, FL has a subtropical climate typical of Florida. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to the upper 90s. Winters are mild with temperatures typically between the upper 50s and low 70s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, although it is heaviest in summer months. On average, El Portal receives just over 56 inches of precipitation annually.

El Portal, Florida gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 254 sunny days per year in El Portal. The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Portal gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 59
Rain: averages 61 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Portal is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.5 Summer - 9 Winter
February, December and January are the most pleasant months in El Portal, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEl Portal, FloridaUnited States
  61.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  131.0 days106.2 days
  254 days205 days
  89.3°85.8°
  59.3°21.7°
  6.47
  7.24.3
  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 El Portal with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Florida. In El Portal, there are 8 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Portal are March, December and February.
In El Portal, there are 45.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for El Portal with an average of 59.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.
In El Portal, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Florida.
In El Portal, 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 El Portal is significant through much of the year, and miserable in the summer. The humidity here has been described as oppressive or miserable in the summer. The humid season extends from March-November and the most comfortable months are December-February.
June is the wettest month in El Portal with 9.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.0 inches in El Portal means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.
September is the rainiest month in El Portal with 17.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 131.0 rainy days annually in El Portal, which is rainier than most 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 El Portal, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in El Portal.
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