Tropical rainforest
Westgate, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida · Population 8.4k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Westgate
Westgate has a tropical rainforest climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and warm winters (January lows around 58°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 62″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 242 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Westgate at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 69°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 62″96th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $243k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,341/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 77°F | 60°F | 2.6″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 68°F | 3.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 72°F | 4.9″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 75°F | 8.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 76°F | 5.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 77°F | 8.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 76°F | 8.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 73°F | 5.9″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 225 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