#27 of 35 US cities · 2024
How pleasant is the weather in Miami, FL?
In 2024, 47% of daytime hours in Miami were enjoyable outdoors: 2,213 of 4,758 hours between 8 AM and 9 PM. That's #27 of 35 major US cities. February was the best month and July the worst.
- Enjoyable
- 47%
- Comfortable temp
- 57%
- Too cold
- 0%
- Too hot
- 43%
- Lost to rain
- 1.8%
- Lost to gusts
- 8.5%
Month by month
Share of each month's daytime hours (8 AM to 9 PM). Avg temp is the plain air temperature over those hours, not feels-like.
| Month | Enjoyable | Comfortable | Too cold | Too hot | Rain | Avg temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 99% | 1% | 0% | 3.0% | 72°F |
| February | 89% | 98% | 2% | 0% | 4.5% | 71°F |
| March | 85% | 95% | 0% | 5% | 3.2% | 76°F |
| April | 83% | 98% | 0% | 2% | 1.0% | 77°F |
| May | 26% | 27% | 0% | 73% | 0.2% | 84°F |
| June | 9% | 15% | 0% | 85% | 2.6% | 83°F |
| July | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0.0% | 86°F |
| August | 3% | 6% | 0% | 94% | 1.7% | 85°F |
| September | 1% | 3% | 0% | 97% | 1.3% | 85°F |
| October | 37% | 60% | 0% | 40% | 1.7% | 81°F |
| November | 72% | 87% | 0% | 13% | 0.0% | 78°F |
| December | 76% | 96% | 1% | 2% | 2.7% | 73°F |
What limits outdoor time
It's almost never too cold in Miami. Heat is the problem, especially May through September. Wind matters too: gusts took 8.5% of daytime hours.
Shade does most of the work here: 42% of comfortable hours were only comfortable out of the sun, and just 1% only in it.
Weather escapes within driving distance
Within an hour's drive (about 45 miles) there's nowhere meaningfully cooler in summer or warmer in winter. Distances are straight-line; temperatures are PRISM 1991–2020 averages.
How Miami, FL compares
- Indianapolis, IN · #24 · 47%
- Dayton, OH · #25 · 47%
- Columbus, OH · #26 · 47%
- Chicago, IL · #28 · 45%
- San Antonio, TX · #29 · 45%
- Fort Worth, TX · #30 · 44%
Other Florida cities: Jacksonville, FL (50%).
Questions
How many pleasant outdoor hours does Miami, FL get?
2,213 hours in 2024, counting only 8 AM to 9 PM. That's 47% of daytime hours, about 170 days' worth of daytime, and ranks #27 of 35 major US cities.
What is the best month to be outside in Miami, FL?
February, when 89% of daytime hours were enjoyable. March (85%) and April (83%) came next. July was the worst month, at 0%.
What makes outdoor time less pleasant in Miami, FL?
Mostly temperature. 0% of daytime hours were too cold and 43% too hot. Rain took another 1.8%, and gusty wind 8.5%.
Scored with the default rule: 48–79°F feels-like in sun or shade, under 1 mm/h of rain, gusts under 27 mph, 8 AM to 9 PM. If you run hotter or colder than that, set your own range on the map. How the score works.