Climate and average weather in Punta Gorda
In Punta Gorda, the summers are muggy, hot, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are warm and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Punta Gorda typically varies from 54°F to 90°F, and is rarely below 40°F or above 94°F. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Punta Gorda for warm-weather activities are from early January to early April and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 90°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 54°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 6.7 in
- Driest
- Nov
- 1.3 in
- Rain / yr
- 41.5 in
- 136 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.3–13.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- 26.9°N
- Clearest
- Apr
- 45% cloud
Punta Gorda is city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States.
- Density
- 334/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1882
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Punta Gorda weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to early April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Punta Gorda, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 5.6 months, from April 29 to October 14, with daily high temperatures above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Punta Gorda is August, with an average high of 90°F and low of 76°F.
The cool season lasts 2.4 months, from December 9 to February 18, with daily high temperatures below 77°F. The coldest month of the year in Punta Gorda is January, with an average low of 54°F and high of 73°F.
Days typically run about 18°F warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 20°F) in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 54 |
| Feb | 76 | 56 |
| Mar | 80 | 59 |
| Apr | 84 | 65 |
| May | 88 | 70 |
| Jun | 90 | 74 |
| Jul | 90 | 76 |
| Aug | 90 | 76 |
| Sep | 89 | 74 |
| Oct | 86 | 69 |
| Nov | 80 | 62 |
| Dec | 76 | 57 |
How hot and cold Punta Gorda really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Punta Gorda feels like about 100°F (around August 9). About 152 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°F) | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 90 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 76 |
| Air high (°F) | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Feels-like low (°F) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Air low (°F) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Feels-like high (°F) | Air high (°F) | Feels-like low (°F) | Air low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 73 | 54 | 54 |
| Feb | 76 | 76 | 56 | 56 |
| Mar | 80 | 80 | 59 | 59 |
| Apr | 84 | 84 | 65 | 65 |
| May | 90 | 88 | 70 | 70 |
| Jun | 97 | 90 | 75 | 74 |
| Jul | 98 | 90 | 76 | 76 |
| Aug | 99 | 90 | 76 | 76 |
| Sep | 96 | 89 | 75 | 74 |
| Oct | 88 | 86 | 69 | 69 |
| Nov | 80 | 80 | 62 | 62 |
| Dec | 76 | 76 | 57 | 57 |
Average hourly temperature in Punta Gorda
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 90°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 54°F.
Punta Gorda weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73° / 54° | 2.1 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 7.8 |
| Feb | 76° / 56° | 1.6 | 5.2 | 11 | 7.9 |
| Mar | 80° / 59° | 1.8 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 84° / 65° | 2.2 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 6.1 |
| May | 88° / 70° | 2.9 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 90° / 74° | 6.7 | 20.2 | 13.7 | 3.0 |
| Jul | 90° / 76° | 6.4 | 23 | 13.5 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 90° / 76° | 6.4 | 24 | 13 | 2.5 |
| Sep | 89° / 74° | 6.0 | 18.9 | 12.2 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 86° / 69° | 2.5 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 5.3 |
| Nov | 80° / 62° | 1.3 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 76° / 57° | 1.5 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 7.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Punta Gorda gets about 41.5 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from around May 23 to Oct 6, peaking in August at about 78% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Nov 14.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 6.7 in over about 20 wet days; November is the driest, with 1.3 in.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 65 | 75 | 77 | 62 | 29 | 14 | 16 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 5 |
| Feb | 18 | 5 |
| Mar | 19 | 6 |
| Apr | 22 | 7 |
| May | 32 | 10 |
| Jun | 65 | 20 |
| Jul | 75 | 23 |
| Aug | 77 | 24 |
| Sep | 62 | 19 |
| Oct | 29 | 9 |
| Nov | 14 | 4 |
| Dec | 16 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Punta Gorda collects about 41.5 in of rain across 136 wet days — roughly 3.5 in in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 6.7 in, while November is the driest at just 1.3 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 47% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (in) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Rainfall (in) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 | 5 |
| Feb | 1.6 | 5 |
| Mar | 1.8 | 6 |
| Apr | 2.2 | 7 |
| May | 2.9 | 10 |
| Jun | 6.7 | 20 |
| Jul | 6.4 | 23 |
| Aug | 6.4 | 24 |
| Sep | 6.0 | 19 |
| Oct | 2.5 | 9 |
| Nov | 1.3 | 4 |
| Dec | 1.5 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Punta Gorda, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around December 31 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around May 31. The clearest month is November, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around June 1 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 7. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 68% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 59 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 59 | 68 | 61 |
| Cloudier (%) | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 55 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 41 | 32 | 39 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 41 |
| Feb | 65 | 35 |
| Mar | 66 | 34 |
| Apr | 66 | 34 |
| May | 67 | 33 |
| Jun | 45 | 55 |
| Jul | 32 | 68 |
| Aug | 34 | 66 |
| Sep | 42 | 58 |
| Oct | 59 | 41 |
| Nov | 68 | 32 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 10, brings about 13 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:23 | 7:11 | 6:44 | 6:09 | 5:45 | 5:38 | 5:48 | 6:03 | 6:18 | 6:33 | 6:54 | 7:15 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:52 | 6:14 | 6:32 | 6:48 | 7:04 | 7:19 | 7:20 | 7:01 | 6:27 | 5:54 | 5:33 | 5:34 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.5 | 7:23 | 5:52 |
| Feb | 11.0 | 7:11 | 6:14 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:44 | 6:32 |
| Apr | 12.6 | 6:09 | 6:48 |
| May | 13.3 | 5:45 | 7:04 |
| Jun | 13.7 | 5:38 | 7:19 |
| Jul | 13.5 | 5:48 | 7:20 |
| Aug | 13.0 | 6:03 | 7:01 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:18 | 6:27 |
| Oct | 11.4 | 6:33 | 5:54 |
| Nov | 10.7 | 6:54 | 5:33 |
| Dec | 10.3 | 7:15 | 5:34 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Punta Gorda averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 4 and 15 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 7.8 months, from around Oct 6 to May 29. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 13 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is July, down near 4 sunny days — about 69% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 14 | Mixed |
| May | 14 | Mixed |
| Jun | 7 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 4 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 5 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 7 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 12 | Mixed |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 13 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Punta Gorda, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.8 months, from around May 3 to October 27. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 28 to May 2, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 70% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 50 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 39 |
| Comfortable (%) | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
| Humid (%) | 18 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 23 |
| Muggy (%) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
| Oppressive (%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 71 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 36 | 9 | 4 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 46 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 39 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr | 23 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| May | 6 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 71 | 6 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 12 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 20 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 14 |
| Oct | 8 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 36 | 3 |
| Nov | 28 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec | 39 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Punta Gorda is typically calm, near 6 mph, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 7.4 months, from around Oct 2 to May 14. The windiest month is March, averaging about 7 mph (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 15 to Oct 1, with July the calmest month at about 4 mph.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 4 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Punta Gorda
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Punta Gorda sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Punta Gorda's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Punta Gorda
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Punta Gorda throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late March, Punta Gorda is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Punta Gorda for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to early April, with a peak score in the second week of December.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 | ideal |
| Feb | 7.9 | ideal |
| Mar | 7.4 | good |
| Apr | 6.1 | good |
| May | 4.5 | fair |
| Jun | 3.0 | poor |
| Jul | 2.7 | poor |
| Aug | 2.6 | poor |
| Sep | 3.3 | poor |
| Oct | 5.3 | fair |
| Nov | 7.5 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.9 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Punta Gorda for hot-weather activities run from late January to late May and again from early October to early January, with a peak score in the first week of November.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Punta Gorda, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 90°F), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 73°F), pack light clothes.
In August, Punta Gorda sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 76°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Punta Gorda
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 67°F.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 3 to Jan 6 — about 10.2 months when the water holds above 68°F.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°F) | 67 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 71 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°F) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | Cool |
| Feb | 67 | Cool |
| Mar | 69 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 74 | Refreshing |
| May | 79 | Warm |
| Jun | 83 | Tropical |
| Jul | 85 | Tropical |
| Aug | 86 | Tropical |
| Sep | 85 | Tropical |
| Oct | 81 | Warm |
| Nov | 75 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 71 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Punta Gorda by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punta Gorda 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Level | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | High |
| Feb | 7 | High |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 5 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Punta Gorda
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 0 |
| Feb | 6 | 3 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 5 | 0 |
| Dec | 4 | 0 |
Air quality in Punta Gorda by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Punta Gorda is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Good |
| Mar | 12 | Moderate |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 16 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
Punta Gorda is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Punta Gorda banks about 9,045 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | 420 | 444 | 607 | 733 | 905 | 963 | 1,019 | 1,028 | 952 | 849 | 624 | 503 |
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 420 |
| Feb | 444 |
| Mar | 607 |
| Apr | 733 |
| May | 905 |
| Jun | 963 |
| Jul | 1,019 |
| Aug | 1,028 |
| Sep | 952 |
| Oct | 849 |
| Nov | 624 |
| Dec | 503 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Punta Gorda receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.3 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Mar 4 to Sep 10. The brightest month is May, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.4 kWh/m² — roughly 48% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.5 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.4 | Intense |
| May | 6.6 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.0 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.6 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.0 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.4 | Moderate |
Where is Punta Gorda?
Punta Gorda sits at 26.9°N, 82.0°W, 3 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Punta Gorda Isles, 2.5 mi away.
Topography around Punta Gorda
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Punta Gorda.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Punta Gorda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 ft around an average of 7 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft.
The land around Punta Gorda is covered by water (33%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 2 miles, trees (29%), grassland (26%) and water (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (32%), water (31%) and grassland (27%) within 50 miles.
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
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 Punta Gorda (26.9298°, -82.0454°, elevation 3 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).