Monroe County, FL Climate

Monroe, FL County has a tropical climate with hot, humid summers and warm winters. Temperatures range from an average low of 59°F in January to an average high of 90°F in July and August. Yearly rainfall is abundant, averaging around 57 inches annually. The area experiences mild thunderstorms during the summer months and occasional hurricanes during the fall months. The humidity level usually remains high all year round.

Monroe County, Florida gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 255 sunny days per year in Monroe County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monroe County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 63
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

2.5 Summer - 8.8 Winter

January, February and December are the most pleasant months in Monroe County, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Monroe, Florida	United States
	45.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	102.6 days	106.2 days
	255 days	205 days
	89.5°	85.8°
	62.7°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	7.2	4.3
	3 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 Monroe County with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Florida. In Monroe County, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Monroe County are March, February and December.

In Monroe County, there are 44.2 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 Monroe County with an average of 62.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.

In Monroe County, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Florida.

In Monroe County, 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 Monroe County 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. It's uncomfortable for most of the year, but the most pleasant month is January.

September is the wettest month in Monroe County with 7.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Monroe County means that it is one of the driest places in Florida.

September is the rainiest month in Monroe County with 14.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 102.6 rainy days annually in Monroe County, which is one of the least rainy places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Monroe County, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Monroe County.

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