Tavernier, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Tavernier's normal year runs from 64°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 45.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 25.4°C, January lows of 18°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,143 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTavernier
- Station IDUSC00088841
- Location25.01°N 80.52°W
- Elevation7 ft (2 m)
- Population (census place)2,179
On October 23, the normal high in Tavernier is 84°F and the normal low 74°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 35%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tavernier.
- Jan 75° 64°
- Feb 77° 65°
- Mar 79° 67°
- Apr 83° 72°
- May 86° 75°
- Jun 88° 78°
- Jul 89° 80°
- Aug 90° 79°
- Sep 88° 78°
- Oct 85° 75°
- Nov 81° 70°
- Dec 77° 67°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Tavernier each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 64°F. The most precipitation falls in September (7.98 in), the least in March (1.64 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75°F | 64°F | 69.5°F | 2.11 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 77°F | 65°F | 71.3°F | 2.17 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 79°F | 67°F | 73.1°F | 1.64 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 83°F | 72°F | 77.1°F | 1.91 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 86°F | 75°F | 80.3°F | 3.81 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| June | 88°F | 78°F | 82.9°F | 5.58 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 80°F | 84.4°F | 3.98 | 9 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| August | 90°F | 79°F | 84.4°F | 5.64 | 12 | 18 | <1 | 13 h |
| September | 88°F | 78°F | 82.9°F | 7.98 | 13 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 85°F | 75°F | 80.1°F | 5.64 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 81°F | 70°F | 75.3°F | 2.40 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| December | 77°F | 67°F | 71.9°F | 2.13 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 73°F | 77.8°F | 44.99 | 96 | 49 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 18°C | 20.8°C | 54 mm |
| February | 25°C | 19°C | 21.8°C | 55 mm |
| March | 26°C | 20°C | 22.8°C | 42 mm |
| April | 28°C | 22°C | 25.1°C | 49 mm |
| May | 30°C | 24°C | 26.8°C | 97 mm |
| June | 31°C | 26°C | 28.3°C | 142 mm |
| July | 32°C | 26°C | 29.1°C | 101 mm |
| August | 32°C | 26°C | 29.1°C | 143 mm |
| September | 31°C | 26°C | 28.3°C | 203 mm |
| October | 29°C | 24°C | 26.7°C | 143 mm |
| November | 27°C | 21°C | 24.1°C | 61 mm |
| December | 25°C | 19°C | 22.2°C | 54 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00088841; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Tavernier?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, February has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00088841.
How hot and how cold does it get in Tavernier?
In a normal year in Tavernier, 49 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 96 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 49a 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
- 96a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1936) is 98°F, on August 14, 1957; the lowest is 35°F, on January 13, 1981.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1947, with 70.08 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00088841; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00088841. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Tavernier?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Tavernier, 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 much heating and cooling does Tavernier need?
A normal year in Tavernier brings 73 heating degree days, 99% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,750 cooling degree days, 5.2 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 10,152 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 34 | 175 |
| February | 15 | 191 |
| March | 6 | 258 |
| April | 0 | 363 |
| May | 0 | 474 |
| June | 0 | 539 |
| July | 0 | 603 |
| August | 0 | 600 |
| September | 0 | 539 |
| October | 0 | 467 |
| November | 2 | 311 |
| December | 15 | 230 |
| Year (annual) | 73 | 4,750 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00088841. 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.
How does Tavernier's climate compare?
Tavernier is warmer than 103 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 77.8°F is warmer than 100%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tavernier is Aw: tropical savanna. 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 Tavernier share this climate record?
Islamorada, Village of Islands has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Islamorada, Village of Islands, FL7,049 people · 2 mi SW
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 Tavernier's climate
What is the coldest month in Tavernier?
January, with a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 64°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 80°F at night).
Does it snow in Tavernier?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Tavernier?
September, with 7.98 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 1.64 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tavernier in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tavernier in zone 11b in ZIP code 33070.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Islamorada, FL9 miles from this station, 77.9°F a year
- John Pennekamp State Park, FL17 miles from this station, 77.7°F a year
- Flamingo Ranger Station, FL26 miles from this station, 76.1°F a year
- Royal Palm Ranger Station, FL27 miles from this station, 75.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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