Tropical rainforest
Palm City, Florida
Martin County, Florida · Population 26k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Palm City
Palm City has a tropical rainforest climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and warm winters (January lows around 56°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 63″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 235 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Palm City at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 68°F98th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 63″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,241 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $532k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,965/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $118k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 76°F | 59°F | 2.6″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 67°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 71°F | 5.7″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 74°F | 7.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 76°F | 6.1″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 76°F | 8.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 75°F | 8.3″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 72°F | 6.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Dec | 76°F | 60°F | 3.2″ | — | 214 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