Cape Coral, Florida Weather
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Cape Coral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:15 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Heavy Rain later44%0.50″86°72°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast31%—82°72°-4°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle72%—85°75°+3°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Showers65%—87°74°+2°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle48%—89°74°+2°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast33%—83°75°-6°
- SundaySep 27Overcast28%—87°69°+4°
Air quality now AQI 36 · Good
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:28 PM
- Moonset
- 2:25 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Cape Coral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 79°F (high 86°F, low 72°F), 2°F below the 81°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: None in most years — 32°F in 14% of 1991–2020 years (NOAA station 15 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Cape Coral
- Mon86°72°44%
- Tue82°72°31%
- Wed85°75°72%
- Thu87°74°65%
- Fri89°74°48%
- Sat83°75°33%
- Sun87°69°28%
- Mon88°71°25%
- Tue89°73°41%
- Wed89°76°46%
- Thu91°75°53%
- Fri91°74°71%
- Sat90°74°58%
- Sun89°76°55%
- Mon89°80°68%
- Tue85°74°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Cape Coral
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Right now in the garden
Year-round growing
As of September 21, sowing here runs through the year. Freezes are uncommon, so there is no frost date to plan around; heat and rainfall set the calendar instead. This city's planting calendar for September: plant lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest summer squash and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Cape Coral
SPC includes Cape Coral in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Cape Coral
Cape Coral sits in Lee County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 49m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 28m — a swing of +3h 21m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 126 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Cape Coral tracks is Harlem Heights, roughly 10 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Cape Coral
Air quality in Cape Coral’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 35). See the full air-quality history for Cape Coral.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| March | radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| May | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| June | peppers, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, squash | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| October | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
August is Cape Coral's warmest stretch (~83°F) and January its coldest (~65°F); precipitation crests in August at 10.4 inches and ebbs in November to 1.8 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 2.4″ | 3 |
| February | 67° | 1.8″ | 3 |
| March | 70° | 2.1″ | 3 |
| April | 75° | 2.4″ | 4 |
| May | 79° | 3.5″ | 5 |
| June | 82° | 9.7″ | 12 |
| July | 83° | 9.4″ | 13 |
| August | 83° | 10.4″ | 14 |
| September | 82° | 9.0″ | 11 |
| October | 78° | 3.1″ | 5 |
| November | 72° | 1.8″ | 3 |
| December | 67° | 1.9″ | 3 |
Regional context
Similar climates Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL, Matlacha, FL, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL
In Cape Coral, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 65°F and July near 83°F — a 19°F seasonal arc — with about 57.4 inches of precipitation over 77 rainy or snowy days.
Summer convection drives Cape Coral's precipitation: August logs 10.4 inches on 13.7 rainy days, against November's 1.8 inches on 2.5 — warm-season storms carry Cape Coral's moisture. That summer-storm rhythm groups Cape Coral with places like Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL, Matlacha, FL and Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL.
With a coldest-month mean of 65°F, Cape Coral stays mostly frost-free and grows year-round. The August peak near 83°F is Cape Coral's real limit, pushing cool-season vegetables to spring and fall. Cape Coral's rare cold nights chill open ground first.
Similar climates: Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL, Matlacha, FL, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL, Palmona Park, FL, McGregor, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Cape Coral?
- Cape Coral freezes in fewer than half of years — 14% of 1991–2020 years at the nearest NOAA station — so Cape Coral has no typical frost date.
- What is the rainy season in Cape Coral?
- August is the wettest month in Cape Coral, about 10.4 inches on average; the year totals roughly 57 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Cape Coral?
- August is Cape Coral's warmest month, averaging about 83°F.
- What is the coldest month in Cape Coral?
- Cape Coral bottoms out in January, with a mean near 65°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Cape Coral?
- Any season works in Cape Coral: without a reliable freeze, Cape Coral's heat, not frost, decides when greens and tomatoes do best.
- How many rainy days does Cape Coral get?
- Cape Coral records around 77 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Cape Coral?
- Cape Coral's USDA zone comes from its January mean (65°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Cape Coral?
- Cape Coral's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Cape Coral?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Cape Coral in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Cape Coral?
- Current conditions for Cape Coral and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Cape Coral forecast updated?
- The Cape Coral forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Cape Coral?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Cape Coral are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Cape Coral?
- The next few days in Cape Coral's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Cape Coral sits at 26.6°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Cape Coral
- 33904
- 33909
- 33910
- 33914
- 33915
- 33990
- 33991
- 33993