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88 F as an average high in Homestead on July 4th? that doesn't seem right to me. I don't think the UHI is as big of an effect as you're making it out to be, if at all. Coast vs. Inland is more of a difference. You on Biscayne Bay obviously are going to have lower daytime highs.
Naples and Ft. Myers both have hotter days than us during summer, and they're both not nearly as urban as Miami.
I just copied weatherspark. You can check it if you want
EDIT and the reason Naples/Ft myers are so hot in the summer is due to the easterlies which are a common occurance during that time of year. On the east coast they bring relatively mild (80's) off the atlantic ocean but flr the west coast they bring the hotter air (90's) of the florida interior.
I would like 365 days at 90 F , but atleast 100 days of 90 F keeps me happy. Here in this area of San Gabriel Valley, June, July, August, and September all average highs of 90 F and above, plus plently of 90s in May (not this one though ), and October, and then the usual instances in November, April, March. So im more than happy with my current situation but the more the better
Gulf Coast gets higher temps and higher humidity, while Atlantic coast is cooler.
That's true, mostly when you're comparing SW FL with SE FL. The Gulf is warmer than the Atlantic. Melbourne which is about 180 miles north of Miami on the coast still has an average high of 90 F in July and August though. I doubt Homestead would have a lower high than Melbourne.
I've always thought that gulf coast was more humid than Atlantic coast. it sure felt like it the times i visited. even general consensus here on weather forum seems to agree.
I just copied weatherspark. You can check it if you want
EDIT and the reason Naples/Ft myers are so hot in the summer is due to the easterlies which are a common occurance during that time of year. On the east coast they bring relatively mild (80's) off the atlantic ocean but flr the west coast they bring the hotter air (90's) of the florida interior.
Maybe on the immediate coast. Anywhere more than 5 miles inland will have highs above 90 F. Maybe be 88-89 F on the coast. That affect wanes later on in July/August because the SSTs are usually about 86 F by that time of year (maybe 88-89 F on warm years?). 86 F water will not do much to moderate things. The 82-83 F water of May/June might moderate things a bit, but again only along the immediate coast to about maybe 5 miles inland. When we get a SW flow the opposite is true (we get higher temps, we're the ones with winds of the interior) like what happened on April 26th when it was 97 F.
I've always thought that gulf coast was more humid than Atlantic coast. it sure felt like it the times i visited. even general consensus here on weather forum seems to agree.
If you compare Tampa to Melbourne it's nearly identical, Tampa slightly warmer at night because it's more urban.
What you say is more true when you're comparing say, Ft. Myers to Ft. Lauderdale.
Any is a bonus. Last one was in 2006. Not even had 30C since then.
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that doesn't seem right to me. I don't think the UHI is as big of an effect as you're making it out to be, if at all. Coast vs. Inland is more of a difference. You on Biscayne Bay obviously are going to have lower daytime highs.
, but atleast 100 days of 90 F keeps me happy. Here in this area of San Gabriel Valley, June, July, August, and September all average highs of 90 F and above, plus plently of 90s in May (not this one though 
), and October, and then the usual instances in November, April, March. So im more than happy with my current situation but the more the better 
