Miami Opa Locka Airport, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Miami Opa Locka Airport's normal year runs from 59°F January nights to 91°F August afternoons, with 62.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 24.9°C, January lows of 15°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,591 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMiami Opa Locka Airport
- Station IDUSW00012882
- Location25.91°N 80.28°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Miami Opa Locka Airport is 85°F and the normal low 72°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 39%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Miami Opa Locka Airport.
- Jan 77° 59°
- Feb 79° 61°
- Mar 81° 64°
- Apr 84° 68°
- May 87° 72°
- Jun 90° 76°
- Jul 91° 76°
- Aug 91° 77°
- Sep 90° 76°
- Oct 86° 73°
- Nov 82° 67°
- Dec 79° 62°
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 Miami Opa Locka Airport each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 59°F. The most precipitation falls in June (8.92 in), the least in January (1.81 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77°F | 59°F | 67.8°F | 1.81 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 79°F | 61°F | 70.0°F | 2.66 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 81°F | 64°F | 72.6°F | 2.51 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 84°F | 68°F | 76.1°F | 2.94 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 87°F | 72°F | 79.7°F | 6.05 | 12 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| June | 90°F | 76°F | 82.6°F | 8.92 | 17 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| July | 91°F | 76°F | 83.6°F | 8.13 | 18 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 91°F | 77°F | 84.0°F | 8.08 | 18 | 26 | <1 | 13 h |
| September | 90°F | 76°F | 82.8°F | 8.71 | 18 | 17 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 73°F | 79.8°F | 7.78 | 13 | 5 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 82°F | 67°F | 74.0°F | 2.89 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 79°F | 62°F | 70.4°F | 2.17 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 85°F | 69°F | 76.9°F | 62.65 | 144 | 100 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 15°C | 19.9°C | 46 mm |
| February | 26°C | 16°C | 21.1°C | 68 mm |
| March | 27°C | 18°C | 22.6°C | 64 mm |
| April | 29°C | 20°C | 24.5°C | 75 mm |
| May | 31°C | 22°C | 26.5°C | 154 mm |
| June | 32°C | 24°C | 28.1°C | 227 mm |
| July | 33°C | 25°C | 28.7°C | 207 mm |
| August | 33°C | 25°C | 28.9°C | 205 mm |
| September | 32°C | 24°C | 28.2°C | 221 mm |
| October | 30°C | 23°C | 26.6°C | 198 mm |
| November | 28°C | 19°C | 23.3°C | 73 mm |
| December | 26°C | 17°C | 21.3°C | 55 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00012882; 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 Miami Opa Locka Airport?
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 (7).
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 USW00012882.
How hot and how cold does it get at Miami Opa Locka Airport?
In a normal year in Miami Opa Locka Airport, 100 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 144 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 100a 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
- 144a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00012882.
How sunny is it at Miami Opa Locka Airport?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Miami Opa Locka Airport, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (85%) and June the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 3.7 |
| February | 81% | 4.5 |
| March | 84% | 5.5 |
| April | 85% | 6.2 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 75% | 5.7 |
| July | 79% | 5.9 |
| August | 79% | 5.6 |
| September | 77% | 5.0 |
| October | 80% | 4.5 |
| November | 81% | 3.9 |
| December | 81% | 3.5 |
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 Miami Opa Locka Airport record?
A normal year at Miami Opa Locka Airport brings 122 heating degree days, 98% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,494 cooling degree days, 5.0 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,848 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51 | 138 |
| February | 25 | 165 |
| March | 10 | 245 |
| April | 1 | 336 |
| May | 0 | 454 |
| June | 0 | 528 |
| July | 0 | 577 |
| August | 0 | 587 |
| September | 0 | 533 |
| October | 0 | 457 |
| November | 4 | 276 |
| December | 31 | 198 |
| Year (annual) | 122 | 4,494 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00012882. 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 Miami Opa Locka Airport been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 78.3°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 76.9°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.6°F | +0.7°F | 43.59 |
| 2022 | 78.3°F | +1.4°F | 58.75 |
| 2023 | 78.4°F | +1.5°F | 79.93 |
| 2024 | 78.4°F | +1.5°F | 60.35 |
| 2025 | 78.3°F | +1.4°F | 36.99 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00012882. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Miami Opa Locka Airport's climate compare?
Miami Opa Locka Airport is warmer than 98 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 85. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 76.9°F is warmer than 100%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Miami Opa Locka Airport is Am: tropical monsoon. 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 Miami Opa Locka Airport share this climate record?
8 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.
- Miramar, FLalso near: Hollywood (6 mi, 77.3°F a year); North Miami (8 mi, 76.0°F a year)143,242 people · 6 mi NW
- Country Club, FLalso near: North Miami (6 mi, 76.0°F a year); Hollywood (6 mi, 77.3°F a year)51,000 people · 3 mi NW
- Miami Lakes, FL33,247 people · 3 mi W
- Hialeah Gardens, FL23,328 people · 5 mi W
- Pinewood, FL17,427 people · 5 mi SE
- Opa-locka, FL16,507 people · 2 mi E
- Westview, FL11,823 people · 3 mi SE
- Palm Springs North, FL5,291 people · 4 mi NW
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 Miami Opa Locka Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at Miami Opa Locka Airport?
January, with a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 59°F. The warmest is August (91°F by day, 77°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Miami Opa Locka Airport?
June, with 8.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.81 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Miami Opa Locka Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Miami Opa Locka Airport in zone 11a in ZIP code 33014, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 41°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 11a.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Miami, FL5 miles from this station, 76.0°F a year
- Hialeah, FL6 miles from this station, 76.6°F a year
- Hollywood, FL7 miles from this station, 77.3°F a year
- Miami, FL8 miles from this station, 77.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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