Zip 33043 (Big Pine Key, FL) Climate

Big Pine Key, FL 33043 has a tropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature year round is around 76°F (24°C). Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, and the highest amount of precipitation typically falls during the summer months. Humidity levels are usually quite high, especially during the summer when they can reach up to 83%. Winds are generally from the east-southeast at an average of 8 mph.

Big Pine Key (zip 33043), Florida gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Pine Key (zip 33043) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 259 sunny days per year in Big Pine Key (zip 33043). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Pine Key (zip 33043) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 63
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 33043 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Florida.

2.2 Summer - 8.8 Winter

January, February and December are the most pleasant months in the 33043 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 33043 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In the 33043 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 33043 zip code are March, February and December.

In the 33043 zip code, there are 53.7 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 33043 zip code with an average of 63.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.

In the 33043 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Florida.

In the 33043 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 33043 zip code is significant through much of the year, and miserable in the summer. The humidity here has been described as oppressive or miserable in the summer. It's uncomfortable for most of the year, but the most pleasant month is January.

September is the wettest month in the 33043 zip code with 7.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the 33043 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Florida.

September is the rainiest month in the 33043 zip code with 14.8 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 97.8 rainy days annually in the 33043 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 33043 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 33043 zip code.

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