Tropical monsoon
Homestead, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Population 81k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Homestead
Homestead has a tropical monsoon climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and warm winters (January lows around 55°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 60″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 230 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Homestead at a glance
- Population
- 81k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 86°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 66°F97th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 60″95th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,170 hrs82th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $347k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,619/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Violent crime rate
- 442 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,518 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 62%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78°F | 55°F | 1.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Feb | 80°F | 57°F | 2.0″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Mar | 82°F | 59°F | 2.0″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| May | 88°F | 68°F | 5.8″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 73°F | 9.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 74°F | 7.1″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 74°F | 10.2″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 74°F | 8.6″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 88°F | 70°F | 5.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 83°F | 63°F | 2.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Dec | 79°F | 59°F | 2.0″ | — | 237 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