Tropical monsoon
Glenvar Heights, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Population 18k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Glenvar Heights
Glenvar Heights has a tropical monsoon climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and warm winters (January lows around 64°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 245 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Glenvar Heights at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 73°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,170 hrs82th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $496k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,883/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.078th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74°F | 64°F | 2.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Feb | 76°F | 66°F | 2.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 68°F | 2.0″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Apr | 81°F | 71°F | 2.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 75°F | 4.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 77°F | 8.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 80°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 79°F | 5.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 78°F | 7.3″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 76°F | 6.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 71°F | 2.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 66°F | 2.5″ | — | 236 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