Key West, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KEY W WFO, FL US.

Aw Tropical savanna climate 11b USDA hardiness Zone 11b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Key West has an annual average temperature of 77.4°F with about 46.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 62.9°F). September is typically the wettest month (8.24 in) and March the driest (1.41 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
15.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
0
Cooling need
4,446

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

313 of 366 (85.5%) of Key West's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2010s
191
2020s
175

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 74.7°F 62.9°F 68.8°F 2.01 in 8
February 76.5°F 64.3°F 70.4°F 1.96 in 6
March 78.8°F 66.8°F 72.8°F 1.41 in 6
April 82.7°F 70.9°F 76.8°F 2.17 in 5
May 85.6°F 74.0°F 79.8°F 3.71 in 8
June 88.0°F 76.8°F 82.4°F 4.81 in 10
July 89.8°F 77.8°F 83.8°F 4.48 in 13
August 89.7°F 78.5°F 84.1°F 6.13 in 14
September 88.3°F 77.0°F 82.7°F 8.24 in 16
October 85.2°F 74.6°F 79.9°F 6.01 in 12
November 80.6°F 69.8°F 75.2°F 3.28 in 7
December 76.9°F 66.0°F 71.5°F 2.22 in 7

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