Weather in Lee County

Calculated from weather data of Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	73.0	58.0	77.0	73.0	74.0	76.0
February	75.0	41.0	82.0	79.0	80.0	78.0
March	82.0	82.0	84.0	85.0	81.0	83.0
April	86.0		86.0	87.0	85.0	87.0
May	88.0		89.0	89.0	89.0	87.0
June	90.0		90.0	90.0	88.0	90.0
July	91.0		92.0	92.0	89.0	91.0
August	91.0		92.0	92.0	90.0	92.0
September	90.0		90.0	90.0	88.0	89.0
October	87.0		85.0	85.0	86.0	87.0
November	81.0		80.0	83.0	77.0	83.0
December	77.0		74.0	79.0	80.0	74.0
Average	82.0	61.0	85.0	86.0	84.0	85.0

43rd highest temperature of United States

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	53.0	35	58	55	56	58
February	57.0	33	62	59	62	60
March	61.0	65	63	64	62	62
April	66.0		68	66	65	68
May	69.0		69	71	69	67
June	74.0		74	75	73	73
July	75.0		77	76	72	76
August	76.0		77	77	75	76
September	75.0		74	76	74	74
October	71.0		69	70	70	74
November	64.0		64	68	61	68
December	59.0		60	62	62	55
Average	65.0	45.0	68.0	68.0	67.0	68.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	4	186	196	172	184
77 °F or warmer	38	309	300	302	310
68 °F or warmer	52	357	341	358	352
32 °F or colder	2	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	3.0	4	0	2	2	4
February	2.5	6	1	1	1	2
March	2.2	6	1	1	2	1
April	2.5		6	2	2	2
May	3.9		2	3	1	5
June	6.7		4	7	9	5
July	4.1		2	4	6	6
August	6.2		5	4	5	3
September	7.4		8	12	6	9
October	3.2		1	2	2	7
November	4.2		4	7	4	8
December	2.7		6	2	1	1
Average	4.2	5.4	3.2	4.0	3.4	4.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.2	11	9	8	8	9
February	9.6	10	10	9	11	10
March	9.7	9	10	11	10	10
April	10.3		10	10	10	10
May	9.0		7	8	10	9
June	7.3		8	7	8	7
July	6.8		7	8	7	7
August	7.7		11	7	7	7
September	8.0		7	8	7	8
October	9.5		10	8	8	10
November	9.0		9	9	9	12
December	8.7		10	8	7	9
Average	8.8	9.6	8.8	8.4	8.5	9.0

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	S	N	SW	E
February	S	S	E	SW	S
March	S	S	SE	S	SE
April		S	SE	S	SW
May		NE	S	E	E
June		SW	SE	S	SE
July		SW	SE	SE	SE
August		S	SE	SE	S
September		NE	E	E	E
October		NE	NE	E	E
November		NE	NE	NE	E
December		NE	NE	SE	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Lee County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Lee County?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 91 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Lee County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 73 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Lee County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in September with a probability of around 7.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Lee County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in March. The probability is about 2.3 %.