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The climate regime for much of the state is humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), though the Miami Metropolitan Area, southwest Florida from Fort Myers southward, and all of the Florida Keys, qualify as tropical wet-and-dry (Köppen Aw). Florida counties with tropical climates include Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Lee, Collier, and Monroe counties.
South Florida has a tropical climate, according to the Köppen climate classification, with a hot and wet season in summer, and a warm, dry season in winter.. The climate of Miami is classified as having a tropical monsoon climate with hot and humid summers; short, warm winters; and a marked drier season in the winter.
Köppen climate classification map of Florida. The climate of Florida is tempered by the fact that no part of the state is very distant from the ocean. North of Lake Okeechobee, the prevalent climate is humid subtropical, while coastal areas south of the lake (including the Florida Keys) have a true tropical climate. [16]
South Florida is the southernmost part of the continental United States and the only region of the continental U.S. that includes some areas with a tropical climate. South Florida is dominated by the Miami metropolitan area and the Everglades .
Hurricane Charley in 2004 moving ashore on South Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast. The climate of South Florida is located across the broad transition zone between subtropical and tropical climates (Koppen Aw, Am and Cfa). Like most regions with this climate type, there are two basic seasons – a "dry season" (winter) which runs from November ...
Experts say climate change could be partly to blame and that the massive flooding across the region proves South Florida’s drainage system isn’t up to the challenge of a warmer, wetter world.
Meanwhile, the chill will even make it down to normally balmy south Florida, where the weather service in Miami said "the cooler conditions will be particularly noticeable during the overnight ...
West Palm Beach has felt warmer than normal winters for the past decade, even during the El Niño event of 2015-2016. That makes scientists reluctant to forecast a cooler winter.