West Palm Beach, FL Weather
West Palm Beach hourly forecast: next 24 hours
Today's high of 94°F (34°C) is about 7°F (4°C) above the typical August high of 87°F (30°C).
Current conditions in detail
West Palm Beach weather tomorrow (Thursday, August 27)
Tomorrow in West Palm Beach looks light rain shower, with a high of 87° and an overnight low of 78°. There is a 80% chance of rain - plan accordingly. Winds top out near 10 mph, and the UV index reaches 11 (extreme).
West Palm Beach 14-day forecast
About the weather in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach is genuinely wet: 64.1 inches (1629 mm) falls in an average year, across 194 days that carry about 8.4 mm each when they come. Temperatures are the calmer variable, running 73°F (23°C) to 87°F (30°C) between January and August.
West Palm Beach weather: quick facts
- Hottest month: August - highs near 87°F (30°C)
- Coldest month: January - highs near 73°F (23°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 94°F (34°C) high · 40°F (4°C) low
- Wettest month: September (23 rainy days) · Sunniest: April (11.5 h sun/day)
- Climate type: tropical wet-and-dry
- Annual swing: 8°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 5°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 2
- Average humidity: 77%
Temperatures through the year
April is the brightest month at 11.5 hours of sun a day, against an annual average of 10.2. January bottoms out at 73°F (23°C) in daylight, 62°F (17°C) after dark. At its warmest, in August, West Palm Beach runs to 87°F (30°C) in the afternoon and back to 78°F (26°C) by dawn. Days and nights are about 5°C apart on average - narrower than all but 5% of the 3496 cities in our dataset.
Rain, sun and snow
Between the average August and the average January lie 8°C, a narrower spread than about 79% of the cities we track. The gridded 2015-2024 daily record for this location tops out at 94°F (34°C) and bottoms at 40°F (4°C) - decade extremes, not all-time station records.
Season by season
March through May
March through May brings comfortable warmth here - highs near 80°F (27°C), nights near 70°F (21°C), and rain falls on around 35 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 11.1 hours of sun a day.
June through August
June through August is hot here - highs near 86°F (30°C), nights near 77°F (25°C), and rain falls on around 76 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 10.9 hours of sun a day. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
September through November
September through November in West Palm Beach runs hot, with daytime highs averaging 82°F (28°C) and nights around 74°F (23°C); rain falls on around 53 of the 90 days.
December through February
December through February is pleasantly warm here - highs near 75°F (24°C), nights near 64°F (18°C), and expect showers on roughly 29 days across the season.
Average temperatures in West Palm Beach by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 62° | 10 | 3.0 in | 8.6 h/day | 74% |
| February | 76° | 65° | 9 | 3.1 in | 10.0 h/day | 75% |
| March | 78° | 67° | 8 | 2.3 in | 10.4 h/day | 72% |
| April | 81° | 70° | 12 | 4.1 in | 11.5 h/day | 73% |
| May | 83° | 73° | 16 | 5.6 in | 11.4 h/day | 76% |
| June | 85° | 76° | 24 | 8.1 in | 10.5 h/day | 82% |
| July | 87° | 77° | 24 | 6.9 in | 11.3 h/day | 81% |
| August | 87° | 78° | 27 | 8.6 in | 11.0 h/day | 82% |
| September | 86° | 77° | 23 | 9.7 in | 10.1 h/day | 82% |
| October | 83° | 74° | 17 | 6.1 in | 9.6 h/day | 77% |
| November | 79° | 70° | 13 | 3.9 in | 9.0 h/day | 76% |
| December | 76° | 66° | 10 | 2.8 in | 8.7 h/day | 77% |