Zip 33473 (Boynton Beach, FL) Climate

Boynton Beach, FL 33473 has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers. Winters tend to be mild and dry with temperatures rarely dropping below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is common throughout the year with average annual precipitation of over 60 inches. Thunderstorms are also common, especially during the summer months when high humidity can cause heavy downpours in the afternoon hours. Summer temperatures can reach into the mid 80s during the day but will cool off at night due to ocean breezes coming off of the nearby Atlantic Ocean.

Boynton Beach (zip 33473), Florida gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Boynton Beach (zip 33473) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Boynton Beach (zip 33473). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Boynton Beach (zip 33473) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 56
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 the 33473 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.1 Summer - 9.1 Winter

December, March and February are the most pleasant months in the 33473 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Boynton Beach, Florida	United States
	61.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	143.5 days	106.2 days
	234 days	205 days
	90.3°	85.8°
	56.3°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	6.3	4.3
	18 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 33473 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In the 33473 zip code, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 33473 zip code are March, December and February.

In the 33473 zip code, there are 65.6 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 33473 zip code with an average of 56.3°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33473 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33473 zip code, 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 33473 zip code 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 the 33473 zip code with 8.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.3 inches in the 33473 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the 33473 zip code with 18.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 143.5 rainy days annually in the 33473 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 33473 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 33473 zip code.

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