Is drizzly rain common in Florida at all? (climate, snow, average)

[markovian process]

Or does it come mainly from thundershowers, or heavy downpours, as is typically associated with tropical locations.

It seems like from the stats, much of Florida has much rain but also very high sunshine hours, suggesting shorter duration heavy rains.

How about in winter?

[Wildcat15]

Surprisingly common in Daytona Beach, compared to reputation. Don't have a lot of experience in South Florida so I can't speak conclusively for that, but it seems the rain is more explosive and short lived there. It also has more sun. In the central and northern parts, drizzle is not that rare and I find that because of this it can feel more "rainy" despite having lower average totals. I can remember many occasions following a typical heavy thunderstorm, that there remained a swath of light green moisture on radar behind it and we experienced an on and off light rain for literally 2-3 hours after the bulk of the lightning had ended. This is not always the case, but some patterns we get stuck in can cause the evening to be a downright washout and by no means does it have to be a torrential downpour the whole time. And of course when fronts sweep through in winter, behind the initial squall there can still be a large area of lighter rain.

The fact that Florida doesn't go into deep darkness and snow in the winter like most northern climates probably makes it appear sunnier than it is, when relating to rainfall. There is in fact a dry season and wet season, and Kentucky - where I live now - has a good bit more sunshine hours in July than Tampa. In my experience there is no question summer is the cloudiest time of year overall in Florida, and you would be intrigued by how long the drizzly rains can drag on some days.

[Wildcat15]

Just a light rain along the coast this evening...

[tommyFL]

Had some drizzle today. Absolute crap.

[alex985]

Drizzle is more common during late Fall-early Spring than it is during Summer, but can occur at anytime of year. Not unheard of at all.