Tropical rainforest
Tequesta, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida · Population 6.1k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Tequesta
Tequesta has a tropical rainforest climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and warm winters (January lows around 58°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 72″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 237 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Tequesta at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 69°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 72″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,241 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $570k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,774/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 47 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 222 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Feb | 76°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 62°F | 4.9″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 72°F | 6.1″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 75°F | 10.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 76°F | 6.4″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 77°F | 8.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 76°F | 8.1″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 73°F | 6.7″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 67°F | 4.8″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 215 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