The climate in Sebastian, Florida is what is known as a “Koppen” classification, characterized by especially hot and humid summers and particular year-round distribution of rainfall. It is similar to the term used to describe subtropical climates, the zones which are immediately north and south of the tropical zones of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. There is a big difference between rainfall and temperatures during the wet months December through May as compared to the dry season, June through November.
The winter of 2009-2010 was the coldest on record in Sebastian since 1937, the point when weather records first started being officially kept. Tin fact, December 2010 was the coldest December on record. That same winter, the planting season which normally starts around February 14 came a full six weeks later. In a more typical year, residents of Sebastian start planting their gardens with flowers and herbs as early as January.
Florida is a large subtropical state that experiences hurricanes, and Sebastian is no exception. Still, despite some assumptions and its location along Florida's eastern peninsula, Sebastian is less frequently impacted by direct hurricane landfalls. In fact, portions of the Panhandle and South Florida are much more likely to experience hurricanes, and they tend to be more severe. This is due to a couple of factors. First, those tropical systems and hurricane with move westward and up the Atlantic Coast of Florida often weaken near Bermuda by the time they approach latitudes as far north as Sebastian. Second, those hurricanes that make landfall along the west coast of Florida and the Gulf Coast often weaken considerably. As such, many are only tropical storms by the time they move into Sebastian.
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