Zip 34488 (Silver Springs, FL) Climate


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United States / Florida / Ocala Metro Area / Marion County / No City / Silver Springs (zip 34488)
34488 Silver Springs, FL has a warm and humid climate throughout most of the year with temperatures ranging from mild in the winter to hot in the summer. Summers are often long and hot, with temperatures sometimes reaching into the high 90s with high humidity. Winters are milder, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing and usually staying around 65 degrees. Spring and fall are short but pleasant seasons that bring moderate temperatures and some precipitation. Overall, 34488 Silver Springs, FL has a comfortable climate for most of the year.

Silver Springs (zip 34488), Florida gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silver Springs (zip 34488) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Silver Springs (zip 34488). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver Springs (zip 34488) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 44
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 34488 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Florida.

3 Summer - 8.7 Winter
April, November and March are the most pleasant months in the 34488 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
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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 34488 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Florida. In the 34488 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 34488 zip code are March, November and April.
In the 34488 zip code, there are 100.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 34488 zip code with an average of 44.0°. This is colder than most places in Florida.
In the 34488 zip code, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.
In the 34488 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 34488 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.
June is the wettest month in the 34488 zip code with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.5 inches in the 34488 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Florida.
August is the rainiest month in the 34488 zip code with 16.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in the 34488 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 41% 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 34488 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 34488 zip code.
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I've lived here since 1989. It is less expensive to live here, I thought it would be a good place to raise children, I was wrong. The first 10 years it was like a very  More

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