Tropical monsoon
Surfside, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Population 5.6k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Surfside
Surfside has a tropical monsoon climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and warm winters (January lows around 61°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 256 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Surfside at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 71°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $737k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,795/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.498th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Violent crime rate
- 52 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,423 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74°F | 61°F | 2.3″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 63°F | 2.3″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 65°F | 2.5″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 70°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 74°F | 4.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 76°F | 7.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 78°F | 6.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 78°F | 7.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 77°F | 8.4″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 74°F | 6.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 69°F | 3.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 76°F | 65°F | 2.3″ | — | 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