Humid subtropical
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Brevard County, Florida · Population 11k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 51°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 192 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cocoa Beach at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 64°F95th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,160 hrs82th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $452k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,555/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%83th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 66 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 53°F | 2.3″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 56°F | 2.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 61°F | 2.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 72°F | 7.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 73°F | 6.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 73°F | 7.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 73°F | 8.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 68°F | 5.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 60°F | 2.6″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 74°F | 54°F | 2.7″ | — | 212 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology