Florida climate

Swampy warm weather

Florida climate refers to the subtropical and tropical weather patterns characteristic of Florida, marked by hot, humid summers, mild winters, and a pronounced wet season.

The term often appears in discussions of retirement destinations, hurricane risk, or the appeal of year-round warmth: We moved south for the Florida climate.

It can suggest both paradise and discomfort—sunshine and hurricanes, beaches and oppressive humidity.

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Opposites
temperature regime

Florida climatepolar climate

Persistently freezing atmospheric conditions

northern climate · cold climate

humidity and moisture

Florida climatedesert climate

Hot, dry regional weather

arid climate · dry climate · Mediterranean climate

seasonal variation

Florida climatetemperate climate

Moderate weather region

harsh winters

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