Climate in Jacksonville Beach
Jacksonville Beach has a humid subtropical climate, meaningfully cooler in winter than South Florida's tropical satellite cities in this dataset, with hurricane season as the defining seasonal risk for a directly oceanfront town.
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Learn moreA humid subtropical climate, with real winter cooling
Jacksonville Beach's climate runs hot and humid in summer with mild, cool winters -- annual temperatures typically range from about 48°F to 89°F. That's a meaningfully cooler winter low than this site's South Florida coverage (Coral Gables and Doral both run winter lows in the 60s-70s), a genuine climate distinction for anyone comparing Northeast Florida to Miami-Dade.
Wet year-round, wettest in summer
Annual precipitation runs about 53.4 inches, with rain distributed throughout the year but concentrated in heavy summer downpours and afternoon thunderstorms; spring tends to be the driest season locally.
Hurricane season is the defining seasonal risk for an oceanfront town
Hurricane season runs June through November, with the highest-risk window from August through October. Jacksonville Beach has been affected by hurricanes and tropical storms over the past several decades without always sustaining major destructive damage, but as a directly oceanfront community it carries real storm-surge and flood exposure that a purely inland Florida city would not -- see the taxes-insurance topic for the resulting flood-insurance cost.
Key takeaways
- Jacksonville Beach has a humid subtropical climate with annual temperatures roughly 48°F-89°F -- meaningfully cooler winters than this site's South Florida coverage (Coral Gables, Doral).
- Annual rainfall runs about 53.4 inches, concentrated in summer thunderstorms; spring is typically driest.
- Hurricane season (June-November, peak August-October) is the defining seasonal risk, with real storm-surge exposure given the town's direct oceanfront location.
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