About Miami

Miami's cultural diversity is apparent from the moment you set foot on its soil and hear the rise and fall of a dozen different languages being spoken. It is an easygoing beach town, a refugee camp, and a 24-hour party all at once.

Miami Beach

When talking about Miami, the beach is the best place to start. In the 1940s, when vacationers began to arrive, Miami Beach was the center of the action. Although years have passed and times have changed, the beach remains a perennial hot spot. Enormous luxury resorts such as Fontainebleau and Eden Roc rise majestically against the skyline. Shops and restaurants line the streets, and who could forget the miles of white sand beach?

South Beach

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Interesting Facts About Miami:

Miami: Miami State: Florida Country: United States

Miami By The Numbers:

Population: 409,000 (city); 5.4 million (metropolitan)

Elevation: 11 ft / 3 m

Average Winter Temperatures: 60-75°F / 15-24°C

Average Summer Temperatures: 80-90°F / 29-32°C

Average Annual Rainfall: 56 in / 142 cm

Average days of sunshine: 250

Amount of golf courses in Florida: over 1,200

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: Tourism, International Trade, Software

Electricity: 110 volts

Time Zone: GMT-5

Country dialing code: +1

Area Codes: 305 and 786

Did You Know?

Miami is the only United States city to be planned by a woman, Julia Tuttle.

Benjamin Green, a Miami Beach pharmacist, invented the first suntan lotion by cooking cocoa butter on a stove in 1944.

It is also the only city bordering two national parks: Everglades and Biscayne.

Fort Lauderdale: Fort Lauderdale

State: Florida

Country: United States

Fort Lauderdale by the Numbers:

Population: 160,097

Elevation: 8 ft.

Average Annual Rainfall: 57.55 in

Average January Temperature: High 76 degrees F, Low 59 degrees F

Average July Temperature: High 90 degrees F, Low 75 degrees F

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: The economy is strong for tourism, high-tech manufacturing, marine industry, construction, and distribution.

Electricity: 110/115 volts, 60-cycle current

Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone

Country Dialing Code: 1

Area Code: 954

Did You Know?

There are 23 miles of beach in Fort Lauderdale. There are also 25 miles of Intercoastal waterways and 165 miles of navigable canals. Fort Lauderdale is renowned as a spring break headquarters for hundreds of thousands of party hearty refugees from colleges across the country.

Orientation:

Fort Lauderdale is located in the center of South Florida's Gold Coast between Palm Beach and Miami.
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Frommer's

...'s sleepy past. Its symmetry with nature is reflected in the dolphins that play at Miami Sequarium and the tropical birds that flutter at Parrot Jungle Island. For each Pan-Mediterranean-Asian haute dining room is a down-home, no-nonsense Cuban bodega serving hearty food at ridiculously cheap prices.

Things to Do

From water sports and sunbathing on Miami Beach to alligators in the Everglades, Miami lives outdoors. Play golf at Crandon Park, watch manatees on Coconut Grove's waterfront, scuba dive off Jupiter Beach or simply soak up the sun. On rainy days, you can school yourself in Dutch and Italian tapestries at the upstanding Bass Museum of Art or learn about the city's humble beginnings...

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Miami weather

Updated: May 24 07:17 AM UTC

5 day forecast

    • MAY 24

    • chance of rain
    • 91°F
    • 73°F
    • MAY 25

    • chance of rain
    • 86°F
    • 72°F
    • MAY 26

    • partly cloudy
    • 82°F
    • 72°F
    • MAY 27

    • partly cloudy
    • 86°F
    • 75°F
    • MAY 28

    • chance of a thunderstorm
    • 88°F
    • 75°F

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