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Best time to visit Cape Coral

January is the best time to visit Cape Coral for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March. The sea stays above 20 °C from February to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 94/100
A beach holiday November sea 24 °C
The least cloud May 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain November 35 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 94 23 °C 5 72
2 December 93 24 °C 4 85
3 February 93 24 °C 5 78
4 March 89 26 °C 5 87
5 November 87 26 °C 4 96
6 April 79 28 °C 6 92
7 October 70 29 °C 9 86
8 May 67 30 °C 9 84
9 September 49 30 °C 18 64
10 June 48 31 °C 19 65
11 July 44 31 °C 21 61
12 August 44 31 °C 22 59

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from February to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 23 °C 48 % 72
February 20 °C 24 °C 43 % 78
March 22 °C 26 °C 41 % 87
April 24 °C 28 °C 40 % 92
May 27 °C 30 °C 39 % 84
June 29 °C 31 °C 59 % 65
July 30 °C 31 °C 64 % 61
August 30 °C 31 °C 65 % 59
September 30 °C 30 °C 62 % 64
October 27 °C 29 °C 48 % 86
November 24 °C 26 °C 42 % 96
December 22 °C 24 °C 46 % 85

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.6 °C 52 mm 48 %
February 23.9 °C 40 mm 43 %
March 25.7 °C 44 mm 41 %
April 28.0 °C 55 mm 40 %
May 30.4 °C 71 mm 39 %
June 30.7 °C 159 mm 59 %
July 31.0 °C 143 mm 64 %
August 31.0 °C 152 mm 65 %
September 30.3 °C 158 mm 62 %
October 28.7 °C 73 mm 48 %
November 26.0 °C 35 mm 42 %
December 23.9 °C 39 mm 46 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.