Zip 34684 (Palm Harbor, FL) Climate

The climate in 34684 Palm Harbor, FL is very pleasant and mild. It experiences a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature during the summer months is around 85°F, while the temperatures drop to an average of 60°F for the winter months. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but it is especially strong during the summer months when thunderstorms are frequent. The humidity levels are also quite high, making it feel hotter than it actually is.

Palm Harbor (zip 34684), Florida gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Palm Harbor (zip 34684) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Palm Harbor (zip 34684). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Palm Harbor (zip 34684) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 51
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 34684 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.6 Summer - 9.1 Winter

November, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 34684 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Palm Harbor, Florida	United States
	51.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	105.4 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	90.0°	85.8°
	51.4°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	6.3	4.3
	43 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 34684 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In the 34684 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 34684 zip code are November, March and April.

In the 34684 zip code, there are 63.6 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 34684 zip code with an average of 51.4°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 34684 zip code, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 34684 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 34684 zip code can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in August and July. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

July is the wettest month in the 34684 zip code with 8.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.3 inches in the 34684 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the 34684 zip code with 15.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 105.4 rainy days annually in the 34684 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 34684 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 34684 zip code.

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