They aren’t even THAT close to the equator. Like I can understand Central America and South America being very warm but Florida is pretty far from those countries and the equator.
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Florida sits in a big warm bathtub.
Remember that Florida is located on the Gulf of Mexico, which is sort of a colossal heat engine that sucks up heat from the sun and pushes it (in the form of warm water) through the Florida straights and up and around Florida’s Atlantic coast. This massive channel of warm water is called the[ Gulf Stream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Stream) and it stretches all the way to Newfoundland.
In short, Florida is surrounded by a constant flow of very warm water, all day and all night, all year long.
Add to this that Florida has massive wetlands, lakes, rivers, marshes, and prairies from end to end, all of which serve to both trap and release heat and all of which contribute to the state’s relatively high humidity.
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