Climate averages 1991–2020
Cape Coral weather
in March.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Cape Coral: daytime highs average 25.6°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fort Myers (13 km away). In March its highs average 26.3°C, 0.6°C warmer than Cape Coral, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Cape Coral ranks 10th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 53rd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Cape Coral is 10.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 44 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Fort Myers in MarchUnited States · 13 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.1°C · 43 mm rain
- Lehigh Acres in MarchUnited States · 33 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 15.4°C · 48 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in MarchUnited States · 152 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Brandon in MarchUnited States · 156 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Tampa in MarchUnited States · 162 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Lakeland in MarchUnited States · 164 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.3°C · 58 mm rain
- Coral Springs in MarchUnited States · 170 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Largo in MarchUnited States · 171 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 61 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.