North & Central America · Beach travel

Best time to visit Key West

Late Jan–Early May, Late Nov–Early Dec, Late Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.2°C, with 1.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Key West
Photo: Radomianin (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Key West season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 85.4)Mid Jan: Great (season score 84.1)Late Jan: Best (season score 87.6)Early Feb: Best (season score 92.0)Mid Feb: Best (season score 92.5)Late Feb: Best (season score 98.0)Early Mar: Best (season score 94.9)Mid Mar: Best (season score 96.0)Late Mar: Best (season score 96.9)Early Apr: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Apr: Best (season score 95.2)Late Apr: Best (season score 91.6)Early May: Best (season score 96.4)Mid May: Great (season score 77.4)Late May: Good (season score 59.9)Early Jun: Okay (season score 45.0)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Jun: Fair (season score 32.8)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 26.7)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 24.5)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 23.9)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 11.6)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 4.8)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 6.4)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 8.2)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 15.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 37.8)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 49.9)Late Oct: Good (season score 62.2)Early Nov: Good (season score 67.8)Mid Nov: Great (season score 82.6)Late Nov: Best (season score 90.9)Early Dec: Best (season score 89.3)Mid Dec: Great (season score 85.5)Late Dec: Best (season score 87.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat23.9°C1.350.5%
FebruaryBest25.1°C1.240.2%
MarchBest26.2°C1.138.0%
AprilBest27.9°C1.136.6%
MayGreat29.7°C1.740.9%
JuneFair31.1°C2.860.7%
JulyOff-season32.0°C2.957.4%
AugustAvoid32.2°C3.858.2%
SeptemberAvoid31.4°C4.261.0%
OctoberOkay29.6°C3.053.0%
NovemberGreat27.0°C1.447.6%
DecemberBest25.2°C1.449.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: KEY W INTL AP(2 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.