Climate averages 1991–2020
Cape Coral weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the joint 10th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Cape Coral: daytime highs average 23.8°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 30 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fort Myers (13 km away). In December its highs average 24.1°C, about as warm as Cape Coral, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Cape Coral ranks 18th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 72nd of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Cape Coral is 13.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 47 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cape Coral climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 47 | 4.9 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 36 | 4.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 39 | 4.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 44 | 5.8 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 60 | 8.3 | 13.413 h |
| June | 30.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 142 | 18.2 | 13.814 h |
| July | 30.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 124 | 20.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 31.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 133 | 20.7 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.2°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 141 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 72 | 8.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 32 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 23.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 36 | 4.4 | 10.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Fort Myers in DecemberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 15.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Lehigh Acres in DecemberUnited States · 33 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 33 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in DecemberUnited States · 152 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Brandon in DecemberUnited States · 156 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Tampa in DecemberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Lakeland in DecemberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Coral Springs in DecemberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Largo in DecemberUnited States · 171 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 15.6°C · 56 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cape Coral) is explained once on the Cape Coral year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.