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Cities & Regions: Miami | Tampa | Orlando | Pensacola | Gold Coast | Gulf Coast | Florida Keys | Jacksonville | St Petersburg – Clearwater

Time: Most of Florida is GMT -5 (GMT -4 from March to November), but a small portion of north west Florida is GMT -6 (GMT -5 from March to November).

Climate: Sunshine and blue skies are almost always a fact of life in Florida, at any time of year. There are, however, two climatic zones - subtropical in the south and warm temperate in the north. Summer in the south (Orlando and below) is humid with afternoon storms; the peak season is in the winter when temperatures are warm and there is little humidity. Summer is the peak season north of Orlando but temperatures are usually comfortably warm; the crowds arrive in the summer when the weather gets hotter and more humid. The hurricane season is between June and November.