Ice dam risk in St. Augustine, FL
Will your roof get ice dams in St. Augustine, FL?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in St. Augustine sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine?
- 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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St. Augustine next to nearby towns
St. Augustine ranks 142 of 173 Florida cities here for ice-dam days, behind Jacksonville at 0.0 days.
- Green Cove Springs, FL 23 mi, 0.0 days
- Palm Coast, FL 25 mi, 0.0 days
- Jacksonville Beach, FL 26 mi, 0.0 days
- Palatka, FL 28 mi, 0.0 days
- Atlantic Beach, FL 31 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from St Augustine Lighthouse, 1.5 miles from St. Augustine. 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.