Ice dam risk in Daytona Beach, FL

Will your roof get ice dams in Daytona Beach, FL?

0.0 dam days a winter

Almost never. An ordinary house in Daytona Beach sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.

Daytona Beach averages 0 inches of snow a year and about 0 days with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.

Do you need to do anything in Daytona Beach?

Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.

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Daytona Beach next to nearby towns

Daytona Beach ranks 32 of 173 Florida cities here for ice-dam days, behind Jacksonville at 0.0 days.

Holly Hill, FL 5 mi, 0.0 days
South Daytona, FL 6 mi, 0.0 days
Ormond Beach, FL 7 mi, 0.0 days
Port Orange, FL 7 mi, 0.0 days
New Smyrna Beach, FL 14 mi, 0.0 days

Where these numbers come from

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Deland 1 SSE, 17.4 miles from Daytona Beach. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.