In the end, enough Florida sunshine balances Jacksonville near the middle of the dreary index. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When you think of dreary weather, some places may come to mind — like the fog-swamped Seattle coastline or the white out from Buffalo’s lake-effect snow machine. Defining dreary weather can be subjective since no official scientific scale exists. AdEven though Miami has more sunshine than Jacksonville, it received a more dreary score due to wetter and heavier rainfall. Tampa just barely gets a better grade over Jacksonville since it averages one fewer wet day but picks up sunnier days.