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Closure Seasonality

Which months Florida restaurants fail most — tourist-season bimodal pattern: April and November worst.

Across 2,723 FSQ-confirmed Florida restaurant closures (2007-2026), Nov is the single worst closure month (14.9% of annual closures). Top 3 worst months: Nov, Apr, May. Florida's bimodal pattern reflects tourist-season transitions: spring closures peak in April as winter snowbirds depart; fall closures peak in November as summer locals slow ahead of holiday hiring. Florida restaurant closures follow a bimodal seasonal pattern driven by tourist-season transitions. Spring closures peak in April as winter snowbirds depart; fall closures peak in November as summer locals slow ahead of holiday hiring. This page surfaces the month-of-year distribution from 2,723 FSQ-confirmed closure dates (2007-2026).

Updated 2026-11-14 18:27 UTC

Across 2,723 FSQ-confirmed Florida restaurant closures (2007-2026), Nov is the single worst closure month (14.9% of annual closures). Top 3 worst months: Nov, Apr, May. Florida's bimodal pattern reflects tourist-season transitions: spring closures peak in April as winter snowbirds depart; fall closures peak in November as summer locals slow ahead of holiday hiring.

  • Total FSQ closures 2,723
  • Worst month Nov
  • Worst month share 14.9%
  • Years spanned 2007-2026

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Florida restaurant closures follow a bimodal seasonal pattern driven by tourist-season transitions. Spring closures peak in April as winter snowbirds depart; fall closures peak in November as summer locals slow ahead of holiday hiring. This page surfaces the month-of-year distribution from 2,723 FSQ-confirmed closure dates (2007-2026).

License delinquency and ownership changes are separate signals. Neither alone proves that a restaurant has closed.

Data sources: FSQ closure-date seasonality. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.

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