Key West, USA
tropical climate · beach · high crowds · premium prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
There are 127 tropical destinations in our catalog, and Key West's numbers hold their own: a 96/100 sun score at its April peak, when rain interrupts roughly 21% of days. For a sand-and-sea holiday at a tropical latitude, the data is a good starting point.
The year runs from average lows of 20°C in January to highs of 30°C in August. Rain is most likely in September, when about 64% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in March (13%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers March–December.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 26°C highs with 23% rain-day odds, summer 30°C at 54%, autumn 28°C at 47%, and winter 23°C at 21%. That makes spring the statistical sweet spot (season score 94), with summer a workable second; autumn is where the odds thin out. For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is March: still 24°C highs, with a sun score of 92.
Best months to visit Key West
The best month on record is April — a 96/100 sun score, built on 34% cloud cover and 21% rain-day odds — followed by July and May. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is September (84/100).
Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its April rain odds beat 90% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Key West → · More destinations for April →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows 7 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 22°C and 29°C — which is how Key West earns its current 93/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,654 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,652 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,333 km | ~9 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,564 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,971 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 29° / 25° | 11% | 2% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 28° / 24° | 49% | 8% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 27° / 26° | 29% | 16% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 27° / 26° | 92% | 33% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 27° / 26° | 88% | 21% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 27° / 26° | 17% | 5% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 27° / 26° | 4% | 6% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 26° / 26° | 9% | 9% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 26° / 25° | 18% | 12% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 25° / 24° | 35% | 9% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 24° / 22° | 84% | 9% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 24° / 22° | 76% | 17% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 24° / 23° | 100% | 25% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 24° / 23° | 100% | 26% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 24° / 24° | 41% | 23% |
Key West climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (April highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7° / 20.2° | 51.1% | 23.9% | 89 |
| February | 23.5° / 21.6° | 33.3% | 19% | 92 |
| March | 24.4° / 22.5° | 33.5% | 13.4% | 92 |
| April | 25.7° / 24° | 34% | 21% | 96 |
| May | 27.4° / 25.5° | 40.7% | 35.8% | 93 |
| June | 28.9° / 26.7° | 62.8% | 53.7% | 89 |
| July | 29.8° / 27.5° | 59.2% | 51.3% | 94 |
| August | 29.9° / 27.6° | 62% | 57.1% | 90 |
| September | 29.3° / 27° | 58.1% | 63.7% | 84 |
| October | 27.9° / 25.8° | 51.3% | 51.3% | 85 |
| November | 25.8° / 23.9° | 43.5% | 25.7% | 88 |
| December | 24.1° / 22° | 43.1% | 21% | 89 |
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