Tropical monsoon
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Broward County, Florida · Population 10k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Lighthouse Point
Lighthouse Point has a tropical monsoon climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and warm winters (January lows around 60°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 242 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lighthouse Point at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 70°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $667k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,776/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 92 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,202 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76°F | 60°F | 1.9″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 62°F | 2.0″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 65°F | 2.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 70°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 73°F | 5.5″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 76°F | 8.1″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 78°F | 5.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 78°F | 6.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 77°F | 7.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 74°F | 6.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 68°F | 3.7″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 78°F | 64°F | 2.5″ | — | 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