Zip 33973 (Lehigh Acres, FL) Climate

33973 Lehigh Acres, FL has a tropical climate with very warm and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26 °C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year and thunderstorms are frequent during the wet season from June to October. Strong winds also occur during the summer months due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, making it especially susceptible to hurricanes and tropical storms. The humidity is usually high throughout the year.

Lehigh Acres (zip 33973), Florida gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lehigh Acres (zip 33973) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Lehigh Acres (zip 33973). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lehigh Acres (zip 33973) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 52
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 33973 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

1.8 Summer - 9.2 Winter

December, March and February are the most pleasant months in the 33973 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lehigh Acres, Florida	United States
	53.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	106.3 days	106.2 days
	266 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	52.0°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	6.5	4.3
	25 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.

July is the hottest month for the 33973 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Florida. In the 33973 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 33973 zip code are February, December and March.

In the 33973 zip code, there are 113.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 33973 zip code with an average of 52.0°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33973 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33973 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 33973 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.

July is the wettest month in the 33973 zip code with 9.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 51% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.5 inches in the 33973 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the 33973 zip code with 16.9 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 106.3 rainy days annually in the 33973 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 45% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 33973 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 33973 zip code.

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