Weather in Sanibel, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanibel, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
77%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Sanibel, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
77°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
73°
6a
73°
7a
78°
8a
80°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Sanibel, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°72°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle27%89°75°
- MondayMay 18Showers68%86°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%82°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers53%82°77°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle24%81°77°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%82°77°
Sanibel, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sanibel, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
306° · veering 36°
Direction
NW
306°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sanibel, FL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sanibel, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanibel, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sanibel, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Sanibel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.