What weather to expect in Florida
Florida is part of USA - United States of America. The climate of USA is very varied, as United States of America is a large country. The climate is mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, and arctic in Alaska. This is not all. The climate is semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest. You can expect low winter temperatures in the northwest, but they are sometimes moderated in January and February by warm winds. Winters in the south are warmer. Don? forget, that temperatures are usually significantly lower in mountains.
When speaking about the usual weather in this area, the information is relevant for example for these popular places: Altamonte Springs, Amelia Island, Anna Maria Island, Apalachicola, Apalachicola National Forest, Apopka, Arcadia, Auburndale, Aventura, Avon Park, Bartow, Belle Glade, Big Cypress National Preserve, Big Pine Key, Biscayne National Park, Blue Spring, Boca Raton, Bowling Green, Bradenton, Brandon, Brevard County, Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation, Brooksville, Broward County, Callahan, Canaveral National Seashore, Cantonment, Cape Canaveral, Cape Coral, Captiva Island, Carrabelle, Cassadaga, Casselberry, Cedar Key, Celebration, Central Florida, Choctawhatchee National Forest, Christmas, Citrus County, Clearwater, Clermont, Clewiston, Cocoa Beach, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Crawfordville, Crystal Beach, Crystal River, Davenport, Davie, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, DeFuniak Springs, DeLand, DeLeon Springs, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Destin, Dry Tortugas National Park, Duck Key, Dundee, Dunedin, East Central Florida, Eastpoint, Emerald Coast, Englewood, Everglades City, Everglades National Park, Flagler Beach, Florida City, Florida Gold Coast, Florida Heartland, Florida Keys, Florida Panhandle, Forgotten Coast, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Meade, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Fort Walton Beach, Freeport, Frostproof, Gainesville, Grant Valkaria, Green Cove Springs, Gulf Breeze, Haines City, Hallandale Beach, Hernando County, Hialeah, Hillsborough County, Hollywood, Homestead, Homosassa, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Indiantown, Islamorada, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Jensen Beach, Jupiter, Kendall, Key Biscayne, Key Largo, Key West, Kissimmee, LaBelle, Lake Alfred, Lake Buena Vista, Lake City, Lake County, Lake Mary, Lake Placid, Lake Wales, Lake Woodruff, Lake Worth, Lakeland, Land O Lakes, Largo, Liberty County, Little Gasparilla Island, Longwood, Madeira Beach, Maitland, Malabar, Marathon, Marco Island, Marianna, Marineland, Mayport, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Mexico Beach, Miami, Miami Dade County, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Springs, Middle Florida, Milton, Mims, Miramar, Moore Haven, Mount Dora, Mulberry, Naples, Nature Coast, Navarre, Neptune Beach, New Port Richey, New Smyrna Beach, Niceville, North Central Florida, North Florida, North Miami Beach, Northeast Florida, Ocala, Ocala National Forest, Okeechobee, Orange City, Orange County, Orange Park, Orlando, Ormond Beach, Osceola County, Osceola National Forest, Oviedo, Ozona, Palatka, Palm Bay, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Palm City, Palm Coast, Palm Harbor, Palmetto Bay, Panacea, Panama City, Panama City Beach, Pasco County, Pembroke Pines, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key, Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Plantation, Polk City, Polk County, Pompano Beach, Ponce Inlet, Ponte Vedra Beach, Port Charlotte, Port Orange, Port Richey, Port St. Joe, Port St. Lucie, Punta Gorda, Quincy, Riviera Beach, Rockledge, Safety Harbor, Saint George, Saint Marks, Saint Petersburg, Sanford, Sanibel Island, Sarasota, Satellite Beach, Sebastian, Sebring, Seminole, Seminole County, Shadeville, Siesta Key, Sopchoppy, South Florida, Southwest Florida, St. Augustine, St. Pete Beach, Stuart, Sumter County, Sunny Isles Beach, Sunrise, Surfside, Tallahassee, Tamarac, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, The Villages, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Titusville, Treasure Coast, Trenton, Universal Orlando, Vero Beach, Volusia County, Walt Disney World, Wauchula, West Central Florida, West Florida, West Palm Beach, Weston, Wildwood, Winter Garden, Winter Haven, Winter Park, Zephyrhills, Zolfo Springs.
Let's look now what weather you can expect in the area around Miami and in many other cities. The warmest month here is July, the average maximum temperature is 31.9 ℃ (89.42 ℉). The average minimum temperature in this month is 26.2 ℃ (79.16 ℉). The coldest month here is February, the average maximum temperature is 23.9 ℃ (75.02 ℉). The average minimum temperature in this month is 18 ℃ (64.4 ℉). The most rainy month here is June, the average number of rainy days is 15. The least rainy month here is February, the average number of rainy days is 6.1.
When travelling around Florida, always consider the altitude of the the place as well. We should remind you, that the highest point in USA - United States of America is Denali (Mount McKinley) (6190 m) and the lowest point is Death Valley (-86 m). So there are huge differences in altitudes in this country and the weather is very different in them therefore. Keep in mind, that the temperature usually decreases by 1.2 - 1.9 ℃ (2.2 - 3.5 ℉) per 200 m (656 ft), depending on the other conditions. (And we should add, that in the very special condition named thermal inversion even the temperature may be higher in higher altitudes.)
Please, keep in mind, that this is not a weather forecast, but the information about the usual weather (average). This should help you to decide, when is the best time to go to Florida. Read more details about the typical weather there in all individual months below:
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