🌴 The Calm Before the Candy Corn: Florida’s Weird September Weather

Florida doesn’t really do seasons, but September might be the weirdest month of all. The afternoons are still blistering, the mosquitoes are still relentless, and your weather app is probably still pinging you about some “cone of uncertainty” out in the Atlantic. Yet somehow, the store shelves are overflowing with candy corn, foam pumpkins, and giant bags of fun-sized Snickers.

This is the in-between space—what Floridians know as the calm before the candy corn. It’s technically “fall,” but the only falling thing around here is the humidity (if we’re lucky). You’ll sweat through your flannel at the pumpkin patch, but at least you’ll do it while sipping an iced pumpkin spice latte.

For locals, September is about double vision: one eye on the tropics, one eye on the Publix bakery section. It’s hurricane spaghetti models by day, Halloween décor by night. The month doesn’t know whether to scare you with nature or with skeletons.

So if you’re feeling whiplash right now, you’re not alone. September in Florida is the perfect mix of spooky season and storm season—and honestly, that’s exactly how we like it.

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How do you handle Florida’s September mash-up? Do you lean hurricane prep or pumpkin spice first? Drop your thoughts in the comments—or stock up on some sarcastic Florida mugs from Unlawful Threads to get through the season with a laugh.