Tropical rainforest
Delray Beach, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida · Population 67k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Delray Beach
Delray Beach has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and warm winters (January lows around 56°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 64″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 235 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Delray Beach at a glance
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 66°F97th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 64″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $387k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,914/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 292 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,785 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 77°F | 58°F | 2.8″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 61°F | 3.0″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 64°F | 3.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 68°F | 5.0″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 73°F | 9.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 74°F | 6.7″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 74°F | 8.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 74°F | 8.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 70°F | 6.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 226 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