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Sorry, we do not have snow on the island!
What season is best to visit the island?  This is my un-official recap of the weather.  The right side of this page are the official statistics.

Summer - Summer sizzles.  It is hot, but the gentle sea breezes blow every day, keeping it more comfortable.  The days all seem to be carbon copies of one another.  All are sunny and wonderful.  The clouds build up late in the afternoon and often give us a brief thunderstorm before going away as fast as they came.  This is great because the plants get watered, but it does not ruin the day.  The Gulf water temperature gets up to 90 degrees, so swimming is great.  Almost every evening produces an awesome sunset.  Summer here is like summer anywhere else.  It is the time that people picnic, boat, swim & playIt is a festive time.  I love summer

Fall - In late August or early September you can start to feel the change.  It is not so extremely hot during the day and the nights start to cool off into the low 70's.  It really does feel very good after the hot summer.  It is real comfortable by October with lower humidity.  This season seems to be less consistent, though, there can be more "rainy days".  These rain days are still quite warm and not a total loss.

Winter - December through February can be really great.  We have had 80 degrees at Christmas.  We have also had 60 degrees at Christmas. The humidity is way down and most people leave their houses wide open, which is really nice.  Heat is needed in the houses on a few nights after a cold front comes down from the north.  Christmas is great, just like it is where you live.  People put up a lot of decorations, because they do not need to freeze their hands to do it.  It is a great escape from the COLD in the northern states (I originated in Minnesota, Burrr)

Spring - GREAT!  I really love spring.  In April and May, it starts to warm up consistently in the mid 80's and it is sunny and beautiful.  I especially like to fish in the spring, although fishing is very good all year long. 

So what is the answer?  My favorites would have to be spring, summer and fall.  But then, I do not live where it snows or my answer might be winter.

 

Degrees F

Month High Low
January 65.9 54.5
February 74.1 60.7
March 77.5 61.5
April 84.7 69.0
May 85.5 71.6
June 88.0 75.5
July 87.5 75.1
August 86.6 74.7
September 80.5 73.0
October 83.0 71.0
November 80.9 67.8
December 73.6 61.7
Annual Avg. 80.7 68.1

  High Low
Winter 77 65
Spring 85 77
Summer 89 80
Fall 86 68

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