Sanibel, FL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT MYERS PAGE FLD AP, FL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sanibel has an annual average temperature of 75.4°F with about 57.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 54.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (10.43 in) and February the driest (1.78 in).
Best time to visit Sanibel
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →58 of 366 (15.8%) of Sanibel's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 1 | |
| 1900s | 2 | |
| 1910s | 19 | |
| 1920s | 9 | |
| 1930s | 2 | |
| 1940s | 78 | |
| 1950s | 16 | |
| 1960s | 11 | |
| 1970s | 28 | |
| 1980s | 73 | |
| 1990s | 49 | |
| 2000s | 9 | |
| 2010s | 35 | |
| 2020s | 34 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75.0°F | 54.3°F | 64.7°F | 2.43 in | — | 6 |
| February | 78.0°F | 56.6°F | 67.3°F | 1.78 in | — | 5 |
| March | 81.1°F | 59.6°F | 70.3°F | 2.07 in | — | 5 |
| April | 85.3°F | 64.3°F | 74.8°F | 2.44 in | — | 5 |
| May | 89.5°F | 69.1°F | 79.3°F | 3.46 in | — | 8 |
| June | 91.0°F | 73.6°F | 82.3°F | 9.66 in | — | 17 |
| July | 91.6°F | 74.7°F | 83.2°F | 9.38 in | — | 19 |
| August | 91.7°F | 75.1°F | 83.4°F | 10.43 in | — | 18 |
| September | 90.0°F | 74.3°F | 82.2°F | 9.00 in | — | 16 |
| October | 86.6°F | 69.4°F | 78.0°F | 3.08 in | — | 8 |
| November | 81.3°F | 61.8°F | 71.5°F | 1.78 in | — | 4 |
| December | 77.3°F | 57.3°F | 67.3°F | 1.90 in | — | 5 |
Climate twins of Sanibel
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