Tropical rainforest
Port St. Lucie, Florida
St. Lucie County, Florida · Population 220k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and warm winters (January lows around 57°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 59″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 191 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Port St. Lucie at a glance
- Population
- 220k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 69°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,164 hrs82th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $328k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,781/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 128 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 625 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 66 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 74°F | 60°F | 2.6″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 68°F | 2.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 72°F | 4.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 76°F | 7.0″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 77°F | 5.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 77°F | 7.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 76°F | 9.2″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 73°F | 5.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Dec | 75°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 221 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