How extreme does Miami's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Miami has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Miami Beach station 7 km away. Updated through March 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Miami has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

98°F Jul 12, 1974

That is about 10°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Miami (typical high near 88°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 98°F Jul 12, 1974

2 98°F Jul 13, 1980

3 98°F Aug 29, 1999

❄️ Coldest night

32°F Jan 20, 1977

About 29°F colder than a normal January night in Miami (typical low near 61°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 32°F Jan 20, 1977

2 32°F Mar 3, 1980

3 32°F Dec 24, 1989

🌧️ Most rain in one day

11.00 in Jun 4, 2022

More rain in a single day than Miami usually gets in the whole month of June (typical June total about 7.8 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 11.00 in Jun 4, 2022recent

2 9.30 in Jun 6, 2009

3 7.25 in Mar 31, 2025

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Miami's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 98°F is about 10°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Miami's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 60s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 98°F and as low as 32°F. A single day has delivered over 11 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Miami Beach (NOAA GHCN station USW00092811), about 7 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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