Moving in South Florida: condos, storms and seasons

Four things shape almost every move between Jupiter and Fort Lauderdale.

- Insurance certificate
- Elevator booked and padded
- Inside the building's hours
Condos and HOAs
Buildings ask for insurance papers, a booked elevator and set hours.
The condo paperwork
SeasonBusiest
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Hurricane season
June 1 to November 30, busiest from mid-August to mid-October.
Moving in hurricane season
Summer heat and rain
Highs near 90°F, and more than twice January's rain, June to September.
How a local move runs
LeaveArrive
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Snowbird season
Arrivals late October to November; departures after Easter.
A snowbird's checklist

Climate at a glance

Summer means early starts and everything wrapped.

Average high

Average rainfall

NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Palm Beach International Airport.

Outside all three: December to mid-March, and most of May.

Hurricanes

SeasonBusiest

Heat and rain

Hot and wet

Snowbirds leave and arrive

LeaveArrive

Season dates and peak: NOAA National Hurricane Center. Heat and rain: NOAA normals above.

Tell us where you are moving from and to. A walkthrough, in person or by video, sets the number before anything is booked.