Ice dam risk in Port Orange, FL
How often ice dams form in Port Orange
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Port Orange sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Port Orange 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 Port Orange?
- 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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Port Orange next to nearby towns
Port Orange ranks 46 of 173 Florida cities here for ice-dam days, behind Jacksonville at 0.0 days.
- South Daytona, FL 4 mi, 0.0 days
- New Smyrna Beach, FL 7 mi, 0.0 days
- Daytona Beach, FL 7 mi, 0.0 days
- Holly Hill, FL 9 mi, 0.0 days
- Edgewater, FL 12 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Deland 1 SSE, 18.6 miles from Port Orange. 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.