Tropical monsoon
Bal Harbour, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Population 3k · 39 ft elevation
Living in Bal Harbour
Bal Harbour has a tropical monsoon climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and warm winters (January lows around 61°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 256 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Bal Harbour at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 71°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.3M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,734/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.4100th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Violent crime rate
- 225 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,544 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74°F | 61°F | 2.3″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 63°F | 2.3″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 65°F | 2.5″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 70°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 74°F | 4.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 76°F | 7.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 78°F | 6.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 78°F | 7.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 77°F | 8.4″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 74°F | 6.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 69°F | 3.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 76°F | 65°F | 2.3″ | — | 226 hrs |
Near Bal Harbour
- Bay Harbor Islands, FL · 5.8k
- Surfside, FL · 5.6k
- North Miami, FL · 59k
- Sunny Isles Beach, FL · 22k
- North Bay Village, FL · 8k
- North Miami Beach, FL · 43k
- Biscayne Park, FL · 3.1k
- Miami Shores, FL · 12k
Largest places in Florida
- Jacksonville, FL · 962k
- Miami, FL · 447k
- Tampa, FL · 393k
- Orlando, FL · 312k
- St. Petersburg, FL · 261k
- Hialeah, FL · 222k
- Port St. Lucie, FL · 220k
- Cape Coral, FL · 206k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology