Climate averages 1991–2020
Cape Coral weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Cape Coral: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fort Myers (13 km away). In October its highs average 28.7°C, about as warm as Cape Coral, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Cape Coral ranks 20th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 216th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Cape Coral is 7.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 72 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Fort Myers in OctoberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 74 mm rain
- Lehigh Acres in OctoberUnited States · 33 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 72 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in OctoberUnited States · 152 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Brandon in OctoberUnited States · 156 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 52 mm rain
- Tampa in OctoberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Lakeland in OctoberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Coral Springs in OctoberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Largo in OctoberUnited States · 171 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 59 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.