Winter and Tropical Weather

The Florida Keys tropical weather plays a major role for businesses that depend on tourists from around the world. During the busy tourist season from December thru April the weather across the Florida Keys may not seem that tropical especially for residents of the island chain. The Florida Keys has a winter dry weather season that varies from year to year but on average it begins from December until April. Usually the first"cool front" makes it down the Florida Keys by the latter part of November plummeting the temperature into the 60's for overnight lows and 70's for high for a couple of days before modifying back into the low 80's for highs. Depending on how frequent cold fronts make it down all the way thru the Florida Keys will depend on how much tropical the weather will be across the island chain. As the winter weather season develops across the rest of the country snowbirds from up north begin to flock towards the island chain in hope of warmer weather in which they always find in comparison to the rest of the countries weather. During the months of December, January and February the frequency of cold fronts clearing the island chain increases substantially and increases the likelihood of colder weather over the island chain during that time period, temperatures may drop significantly with overnight temperatures dipping into the 50's and even 40's occasionally and high temperatures in the mid to upper 60's with the passage of strong cold fronts. Which in turn increases the number of tourists wanting to visit the Florida Keys, as the weather up north would be much more colder and making it enticing to spend Christmas and New Year in a more tropical climate.