Big Pine Key, FL Climate

Big Pine Key, FL has a tropical climate that is warm and humid year round. During the summer months, temperatures rarely dip below 80°F (27°C). Summers are usually hot and humid with high levels of rain, while winters are mild and relatively dry. The area also experiences an average of 63 inches (160 cm) of rainfall per year, making it one of the wettest parts of the country. In addition to its warm climate, Big Pine Key also experiences occasional hurricanes and tropical storms throughout the year.

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

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

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in Big Pine Key. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Pine Key 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 Big Pine Key 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 Big Pine Key, 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 Big Pine Key with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Big Pine Key, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Big Pine Key are March, February and December.

In Big Pine Key, 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 Big Pine Key with an average of 63.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.

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

In Big Pine Key, 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 Big Pine Key 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 Big Pine Key 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 Big Pine Key means that it is one of the driest places in Florida.

September is the rainiest month in Big Pine Key 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 Big Pine Key, 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 Big Pine Key, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Big Pine Key.

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Topknot · Big Pine Key, FL

Great place to visit, harsh place to live

Over 17 years ago

I'd lived in Florida (Orlando) most of my life, and thought we had considered all the pros/cons when we chose to semi-retire in remote, rural Big Pine Key, in the More

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