Estero weather in August

In August, Estero sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 77°F, with 6.5 in of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Estero's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Estero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
77°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6.5 in
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Estero is incorporated village in Lee County, Florida, United States.

Density
577/km²
people per km²
Founded
2014

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in Estero reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 77°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Estero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Estero weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan73° / 56°1.85.310.57.8
Feb76° / 58°1.44.711.18.0
Mar79° / 62°1.74.911.87.7
Apr83° / 66°2.06.412.66.6
May87° / 71°2.99.513.34.9
Jun88° / 76°6.920.913.63.3
Jul89° / 77°6.523.113.52.9
Aug89° / 77°6.524.112.92.8
Sep88° / 76°6.119.712.23.5
Oct84° / 71°2.98.911.45.7
Nov80° / 64°1.34.210.77.7
Dec76° / 60°1.34.310.48.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Estero gets around 6.5 in of rain over 24.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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207129
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:567:11
213.25:567:10
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Estero

In seasonPeak

In August, Estero sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Estero sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Estero's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Estero?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Estero.

What to pack for Estero in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Estero sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 77°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Estero in August

The nearest coast averages about 86°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in January near 68°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 11 to Jan 16 — about 11.2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan68Cool
Feb68Refreshing
Mar71Refreshing
Apr76Warm
May80Warm
Jun84Tropical
Jul86Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct81Warm
Nov75Warm
Dec71Refreshing

UV index in Estero in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Estero peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Estero in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Estero is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1819 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Estero?

Estero sits at 26.4°N, 81.8°W, 13 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is San Carlos Park, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Estero

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Estero.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Estero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 ft around an average of 23 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft.

The land around Estero is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, trees (33%) and water (25%) within 10 miles, and water (35%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
72 ft
10 miles
105 ft
50 miles
164 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: San Carlos Park 1.9 mi · Bonita Springs 6.8 mi · Iona 11 mi · Cape Coral 12 mi · Fort Myers 13 mi · North Fort Myers 17 mi · Lehigh Acres 17 mi · Golden Gate 19 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Estero (26.4381°, -81.8067°, elevation 13 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).