Climateby Month

Cape Coral, FL climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 5 ft elevation · also covers Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers, Sanibel

Cape Coral has hot and oppressively humid summers and mild winters. Highs peak at 92°F in August and fall to 75°F in January. The wettest month is July (about 18 wet days) and the driest is November (about 4). By our comfort score the best months are January and February.

Warmest month
92°F
August normal high
Coldest month
54°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
116
57.4 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
217
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Cape Coral?

Normal highs range from 75°F in January to 92°F in August.

50°60°70°80°90°100° January: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 54°F (12°C) 75° 54° February: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 57°F (14°C) March: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 60°F (16°C) April: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 64°F (18°C) May: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 69°F (21°C) June: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 74°F (23°C) July: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 75°F (24°C) 92° 75° August: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 75°F (24°C) September: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 74°F (23°C) October: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 69°F (21°C) November: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 62°F (17°C) December: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 57°F (14°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Cape Coral?

July has the most wet days (about 18); the year brings about 57 in of precipitation.

January: 6 wet days February: 5 wet days March: 5 wet days April: 5 wet days May: 8 wet days June: 17 wet days July: 18 wet days 18 August: 18 wet days September: 16 wet days October: 8 wet days November: 4 wet days 4 December: 6 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Cape Coral?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 31 days.

January: 5 muggy days 5 February: 6 muggy days March: 8 muggy days April: 13 muggy days May: 21 muggy days June: 30 muggy days July: 31 muggy days 31 August: 31 muggy days September: 30 muggy days October: 23 muggy days November: 11 muggy days December: 8 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Page Field Airport, 5.7 mi ENE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.5 hours in December to 13.8 hours in June.

January: 10.7 hours of daylight February: 11.3 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 12.8 hours of daylight May: 13.4 hours of daylight June: 13.8 hours of daylight 13.8 July: 13.6 hours of daylight August: 13.1 hours of daylight September: 12.3 hours of daylight October: 11.5 hours of daylight November: 10.8 hours of daylight December: 10.5 hours of daylight 10.5 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Cape Coral, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysMuggy daysDaylight
January 75°F54°F 2.4 in6 5 10.7 h
February 78°F57°F 1.8 in5 6 11.3 h
March 81°F60°F 2.1 in5 8 12.0 h
April 85°F64°F 2.4 in5 13 12.8 h
May 90°F69°F 3.5 in8 21 13.4 h
June 91°F74°F 9.7 in17 30 13.8 h
July 92°F75°F 9.4 in18 31 13.6 h
August 92°F75°F 10.4 in18 31 13.1 h
September 90°F74°F 9.0 in16 30 12.3 h
October 87°F69°F 3.1 in8 23 11.5 h
November 81°F62°F 1.8 in4 11 10.8 h
December 77°F57°F 1.9 in6 8 10.5 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Cape Coral

By our comfort score, the best months are January and February.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 661530
Feb 651130
Mar 62931
Apr 52344
May 420517
Jun 3201222
Jul 3001325
Aug 2801426
Sep 3101120
Oct 45157
Nov 57731
Dec 621230

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Cape Coral

A night at 32°F or below happens in about 14% of years in Cape Coral, so there is no typical frost date. In most years there is no frost at all.

Station: Ft Myers Page Fld Airport (USW00012835), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Florida.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 100°F (July 16, 1998); the lowest was 29°F (February 5, 1996).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Cape Coral

Similar climates elsewhere

Also covers

Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers and Sanibel use the same temperature and rain stations as Cape Coral, so their monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Ft Myers Page Fld Airport (USW00012835), 5.7 mi ENE of the city center, 15 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Punta Gorda 4 Ese (USC00087397), 25 mi N of the city center, 20 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Page Field Airport (722106-12835), 5.7 mi ENE of the city center, 12 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error