How extreme does Estero's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Estero has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 28 years of daily weather observations (1998–present), from the Ft Myers Sw Florida Rgnl Ap station 12 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Estero has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

101°F Dec 13, 2006

That is about 24°F hotter than a normal December afternoon in Estero (typical high near 77°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Dec 13, 2006

2 100°F Jun 20, 2006

3 99°F Jul 3, 1998

❄️ Coldest night

27°F Jan 5, 2001

About 27°F colder than a normal January night in Estero (typical low near 54°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 27°F Jan 5, 2001

2 29°F Jan 1, 2001

3 30°F Jan 3, 2008

🌧️ Most rain in one day

9.08 in Sep 10, 2017

More rain in a single day than Estero usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 8.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 9.08 in Sep 10, 2017

2 6.18 in Jul 22, 2001

3 5.61 in Sep 17, 2000

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Estero's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — December's 101°F is about 24°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Estero's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-50s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as 27°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at FT Myers Page Fld AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00012835), about 17 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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