Tropical monsoon
Key Biscayne, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Population 15k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne has a tropical monsoon climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and warm winters (January lows around 63°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 270 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Key Biscayne at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 72°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,379 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $173k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.085th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 63°F | 2.4″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Feb | 79°F | 65°F | 2.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 67°F | 2.4″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 71°F | 3.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 75°F | 5.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 78°F | 7.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 79°F | 5.6″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 79°F | 7.0″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 79°F | 7.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 76°F | 6.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Nov | 83°F | 71°F | 3.5″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Dec | 80°F | 66°F | 2.2″ | — | 240 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