Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area, FL Climate

The climate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area is generally warm and mild. This region experiences hot and humid summers with average temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to mid 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually dry and cool with temperatures ranging from the high 50s to low 70s Fahrenheit. The area also receives nearly sixty inches of rain each year, most of which falls between May and September. Overall, this region has a tropical climate with plenty of sunshine for locals and visitors alike to enjoy.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area, Florida gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.3 Summer - 9.1 Winter

February, December and March are the most pleasant months in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	United States
	61.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	134.3 days	106.2 days
	241 days	205 days
	90.0°	85.8°
	57.6°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	6.7	4.3
	10 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 the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area are March, December and February.

In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, there are 61.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area with an average of 57.6°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, 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 the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area 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 the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area with 9.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.5 inches in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area with 17.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 134.3 rainy days annually in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area.

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