Palm Springs, FL Climate


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Palm Springs, FL has a tropical climate, with average temperatures ranging from the low 70s in winter to the mid 90s in summer. The humidity levels are generally low, making for pleasant days and warm nights. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, but it is mainly concentrated during the hot and wet summer months from June to October. Palm Springs also experiences occasional brief cold outbreaks during the winter months, which can bring cooler temperatures, frost and even snow on occasion. Despite these short-term fluctuations, however, Palm Springs remains warm and sunny year-round.

Palm Springs, Florida gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Palm Springs averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Palm Springs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Palm Springs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 55
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Palm Springs is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.5 Summer - 9.1 Winter
December, March and February are the most pleasant months in Palm Springs, 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 Palm Springs with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Palm Springs, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Palm Springs are March, December and February.
In Palm Springs, there are 56.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Palm Springs with an average of 55.4°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.
In Palm Springs, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.
In Palm Springs, 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 Palm Springs is significant throughout the year, and miserable in the summer. The humidity here has been described as oppressive or stifling in the summer. The humid season extends from April-November and the most comfortable months are December-March.
September is the wettest month in Palm Springs with 8.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.7 inches in Palm Springs means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.
August is the rainiest month in Palm Springs with 18.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 139.0 rainy days annually in Palm Springs, which is one of the rainiest places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Palm Springs, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Palm Springs.
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