Tropical monsoon
Sweetwater, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Population 20k · 23 ft elevation
Living in Sweetwater
Sweetwater has a tropical monsoon climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and warm winters (January lows around 59°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 70″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 224 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Sweetwater at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 69°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 70″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,028 hrs69th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $251k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,699/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Violent crime rate
- 210 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,883 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 59°F | 2.0″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 61°F | 2.2″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 63°F | 2.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Apr | 85°F | 67°F | 3.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 71°F | 6.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 75°F | 10.4″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 76°F | 8.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 76°F | 10.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 76°F | 9.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 73°F | 8.4″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Nov | 82°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Dec | 78°F | 62°F | 2.4″ | — | 224 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