Zip 33417 (West Palm Beach, FL) Climate

West Palm Beach, FL (33417) has a tropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The city enjoys an average of 233 sunny days per year and rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 62 inches annually. Temperatures range from the high 70s to mid-90s in the summer months, and a low of about 60°F during winter months. The area can often experience brief bouts of intense thunderstorms, but these usually don't last very long.

West Palm Beach (zip 33417), Florida gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Palm Beach (zip 33417) 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 West Palm Beach (zip 33417). The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Palm Beach (zip 33417) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 63 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 33417 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.5 Summer - 9.1 Winter

December, March and February are the most pleasant months in the 33417 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

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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 33417 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In the 33417 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 33417 zip code are March, December and February.

In the 33417 zip code, there are 58.6 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 33417 zip code with an average of 55.6°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33417 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33417 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 33417 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.

June is the wettest month in the 33417 zip code with 8.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.8 inches in the 33417 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the 33417 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 133.0 rainy days annually in the 33417 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% 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 33417 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 33417 zip code.

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