Fort Myers weather in July

In July, Fort Myers sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 77°F, with 6.5 in of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fort Myers's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort Myers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
77°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6.5 in
23.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Fort Myers is city and county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States.

Density
584/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Fort Myers 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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Fort Myers

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fort Myers weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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

Any precipitation

Fort Myers gets around 6.5 in of rain over 23.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 78% 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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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July, the calmest month.

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

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:417:20
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.03 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 — July's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Fort Myers

In seasonPeak

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

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

Fort Myers'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 July a good time to visit Fort Myers?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fort Myers.

What to pack for Fort Myers in July

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

In July, Fort Myers sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 77°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fort Myers in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 mi away) 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 Fort Myers in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fort Myers peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Fort Myers in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers?

Fort Myers sits at 26.6°N, 81.8°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Fort Myers, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Fort Myers

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fort Myers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 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 253 ft.

The land around Fort Myers is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (30%) within 2 miles, trees (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (32%), water (30%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
62 ft
10 miles
105 ft
50 miles
253 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: North Fort Myers 3.7 mi · Cape Coral 8.1 mi · Iona 11 mi · San Carlos Park 11 mi · Estero 13 mi · Lehigh Acres 13 mi · Bonita Springs 20 mi · Punta Gorda 25 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 Fort Myers (26.6217°, -81.8406°, elevation 10 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).