Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge's normal year runs from 56°F January nights to 90°F August afternoons, with 63.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.7°C, January lows of 13°C, August highs of 32°C, 1,616 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLoxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Station IDUSC00085184
- Location26.50°N 80.22°W
- Elevation21 ft (6 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is 84°F and the normal low 69°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 40%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
- Jan 75° 56°
- Feb 77° 58°
- Mar 79° 61°
- Apr 83° 64°
- May 86° 68°
- Jun 88° 73°
- Jul 90° 74°
- Aug 90° 74°
- Sep 89° 74°
- Oct 86° 70°
- Nov 80° 64°
- Dec 77° 60°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 56°F. The most precipitation falls in June (9.73 in), the least in February (2.81 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75°F | 56°F | 65.1°F | 3.34 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 77°F | 58°F | 67.3°F | 2.81 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 79°F | 61°F | 70.1°F | 3.03 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 83°F | 64°F | 73.3°F | 3.07 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 68°F | 76.8°F | 4.97 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 88°F | 73°F | 80.5°F | 9.73 | 18 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 90°F | 74°F | 81.9°F | 6.69 | 18 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 90°F | 74°F | 82.3°F | 8.28 | 19 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 89°F | 74°F | 81.2°F | 8.60 | 17 | 11 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 70°F | 77.9°F | 6.36 | 14 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 80°F | 64°F | 72.1°F | 3.69 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 77°F | 60°F | 68.5°F | 3.06 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 66°F | 74.7°F | 63.63 | 149 | 66 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 13°C | 18.4°C | 85 mm |
| February | 25°C | 14°C | 19.6°C | 71 mm |
| March | 26°C | 16°C | 21.2°C | 77 mm |
| April | 28°C | 18°C | 22.9°C | 78 mm |
| May | 30°C | 20°C | 24.9°C | 126 mm |
| June | 31°C | 23°C | 26.9°C | 247 mm |
| July | 32°C | 23°C | 27.7°C | 170 mm |
| August | 32°C | 24°C | 27.9°C | 210 mm |
| September | 31°C | 23°C | 27.3°C | 218 mm |
| October | 30°C | 21°C | 25.5°C | 162 mm |
| November | 27°C | 18°C | 22.3°C | 94 mm |
| December | 25°C | 15°C | 20.3°C | 78 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00085184; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00085184.
When is the last frost at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
A night at 32°F or colder comes in only 11% of years in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (NOAA). NOAA's median date of the last spring frost is January 22 and of the first autumn frost January 17.
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 365 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in zone 10b in ZIP code 33473, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 10b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 37°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00085184; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
In a normal year in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, 66 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 149 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 66a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 149a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00085184.
How sunny is it at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (82%) and June the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.5 |
| February | 79% | 4.3 |
| March | 81% | 5.3 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 73% | 5.5 |
| July | 76% | 5.7 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 75% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.4 |
| November | 80% | 3.7 |
| December | 78% | 3.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge record?
A normal year at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge brings 230 heating degree days, 96% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,800 cooling degree days, 4.2 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,050 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 90 |
| February | 50 | 114 |
| March | 26 | 183 |
| April | 4 | 255 |
| May | 0 | 366 |
| June | 0 | 463 |
| July | 0 | 525 |
| August | 0 | 535 |
| September | 0 | 485 |
| October | 1 | 401 |
| November | 13 | 225 |
| December | 48 | 158 |
| Year (annual) | 230 | 3,800 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00085184. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 76.2°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 74.7°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.2°F | +1.5°F | 58.55 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00085184. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge's climate compare?
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is warmer than 83 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 88. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 74.7°F is warmer than 99%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is Af: tropical rainforest. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge share this climate record?
7 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Boynton Beach, FLalso near: West Palm Beach (11 mi, 75.8°F a year); Pompano Beach (19 mi, 77.2°F a year)83,095 people · 9 mi E
- Delray Beach, FLalso near: Pompano Beach (14 mi, 77.2°F a year); West Palm Beach (16 mi, 75.8°F a year)70,140 people · 8 mi E
- Highland Beach, FL4,368 people · 11 mi SE
- Ocean Ridge, FL1,888 people · 11 mi E
- Gulf Stream, FL994 people · 10 mi E
- Briny Breezes, FL532 people · 10 mi E
- Golf, FL273 people · 7 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge's climate
What is the coldest month at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
January, with a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 56°F. The warmest is August (90°F by day, 74°F at night).
Does it snow at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge?
June, with 9.73 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.81 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in zone 10b in ZIP code 33473, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 37°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 10b.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- West Palm Beach, FL15 miles from this station, 75.8°F a year
- Coral Springs, FL16 miles from this station, 76.2°F a year
- Pompano Beach, FL19 miles from this station, 77.2°F a year
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL21 miles from this station, 76.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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