Estero climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Estero?

Estero has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,030 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Estero?

The hottest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1945, reaching 37.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Estero?

The coldest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1962, at -3.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Estero?

Almost never: Estero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Estero warmed?

Yes: Estero warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Estero?

The wettest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2017, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Estero?

The windiest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1944, with winds reaching 84.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Estero?

The warmest month in Estero is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Estero?

Estero receives on average 1,030 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Estero?

Estero gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Estero (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,030 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Estero averages 0 frost days, 137 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.

Estero has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 31 May 1945) and the coldest -3.0 °C (on 13 December 1962).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

EsteroFlorida

coords: 26.44°, -81.81°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

23.3°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

19.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,030mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

16.6km/h

Seasonal range

9.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

137 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

142 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.4 °C

Average feels-like low

21.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

202 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

37.0 °C

31 May 1945

Coldest day

-3.0 °C

13 December 1962

Wettest day

153 mm

10 September 2017

Windiest day

84.9 km/h

19 October 1944

Strongest gust

158.0 km/h

24 October 2005

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

21 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.3 °C

13 December 1962

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.7 °C16 August 2025	4.2 °C25 January 2025	24.1 °C	1,033 mm	157	0
2024	35.1 °C6 June 2024	6.8 °C21 January 2024	24.3 °C	1,518 mm	157	0
2023	35.5 °C25 July 2023	4.4 °C15 January 2023	24.9 °C	1,090 mm	173	0
2022	34.5 °C20 August 2022	2.3 °C31 January 2022	24.4 °C	1,348 mm	167	0
2021	33.1 °C9 May 2021	4.8 °C4 February 2021	24.2 °C	1,302 mm	165	0
2020	34.3 °C4 September 2020	3.1 °C22 January 2020	24.6 °C	1,272 mm	174	0
2019	35.4 °C26 June 2019	6.1 °C21 January 2019	24.7 °C	1,121 mm	183	0
2018	33.4 °C18 September 2018	1.9 °C18 January 2018	24.0 °C	1,291 mm	148	0
2017	34.3 °C20 May 2017	5.4 °C8 January 2017	24.3 °C	1,557 mm	154	0
2016	34.9 °C12 July 2016	5.7 °C25 January 2016	24.0 °C	1,261 mm	149	0
2015	35.0 °C11 July 2015	2.4 °C20 February 2015	24.8 °C	858 mm	181	0
2014	35.4 °C24 August 2014	4.0 °C23 January 2014	23.5 °C	917 mm	148	0
2013	33.6 °C16 August 2013	5.0 °C18 February 2013	23.8 °C	1,033 mm	122	0
2012	34.9 °C9 August 2012	2.1 °C4 January 2012	24.0 °C	939 mm	142	0
2011	35.8 °C10 June 2011	2.5 °C13 January 2011	24.2 °C	885 mm	164	0
2010	36.1 °C12 June 2010	-0.8 °C11 January 2010	22.6 °C	911 mm	157	1
2009	35.5 °C22 July 2009	1.0 °C5 February 2009	23.8 °C	837 mm	168	0
2008	34.9 °C29 May 2008	0.1 °C3 January 2008	23.6 °C	945 mm	136	0
2007	35.9 °C19 August 2007	3.8 °C19 February 2007	24.2 °C	774 mm	158	0
2006	34.0 °C2 August 2006	2.3 °C14 February 2006	23.8 °C	790 mm	160	0
2005	35.7 °C19 September 2005	2.8 °C24 January 2005	23.5 °C	1,048 mm	141	0
2004	34.2 °C23 June 2004	3.7 °C15 December 2004	23.4 °C	912 mm	138	0
2003	33.5 °C17 May 2003	0.1 °C24 January 2003	23.4 °C	998 mm	144	0
2002	33.6 °C6 May 2002	2.3 °C9 January 2002	23.5 °C	946 mm	149	0
2001	33.9 °C14 June 2001	0.5 °C5 January 2001	23.1 °C	1,215 mm	104	0
2000	33.4 °C6 June 2000	3.2 °C27 January 2000	23.1 °C	802 mm	127	0
1999	34.1 °C28 May 1999	1.5 °C6 January 1999	23.2 °C	1,017 mm	136	0
1998	36.8 °C3 July 1998	5.9 °C13 March 1998	23.9 °C	976 mm	153	0
1997	33.7 °C7 July 1997	-0.1 °C19 January 1997	23.6 °C	1,211 mm	124	1
1996	34.7 °C28 July 1996	-1.3 °C5 February 1996	22.9 °C	1,003 mm	140	1
1995	35.3 °C1 June 1995	1.0 °C9 February 1995	23.2 °C	1,357 mm	131	0
1994	34.6 °C14 May 1994	5.7 °C6 January 1994	23.7 °C	1,266 mm	120	0
1993	34.8 °C5 August 1993	4.7 °C15 March 1993	23.2 °C	1,167 mm	133	0
1992	33.9 °C4 July 1992	4.4 °C17 January 1992	23.1 °C	1,068 mm	115	0
1991	33.5 °C19 September 1991	3.0 °C17 February 1991	23.9 °C	1,089 mm	147	0
1990	34.0 °C3 August 1990	6.3 °C11 December 1990	24.4 °C	793 mm	167	0
1989	35.5 °C27 May 1989	-2.3 °C24 December 1989	23.7 °C	832 mm	160	2
1988	34.4 °C11 July 1988	1.5 °C19 December 1988	23.2 °C	994 mm	150	0
1987	34.4 °C9 August 1987	2.3 °C24 January 1987	22.9 °C	1,179 mm	131	0
1986	33.8 °C31 May 1986	1.7 °C28 January 1986	23.4 °C	1,075 mm	131	0
1985	35.1 °C5 June 1985	-0.8 °C22 January 1985	23.2 °C	1,094 mm	137	2
1984	33.3 °C10 July 1984	3.7 °C1 January 1984	22.5 °C	1,056 mm	106	0
1983	33.4 °C17 July 1983	-2.3 °C26 December 1983	22.6 °C	1,438 mm	118	1
1982	33.4 °C29 August 1982	-2.1 °C12 January 1982	23.7 °C	1,270 mm	119	1
1981	36.1 °C17 June 1981	-1.9 °C13 January 1981	22.8 °C	674 mm	174	1
1980	35.7 °C28 June 1980	1.3 °C3 March 1980	23.0 °C	855 mm	147	0
1979	34.8 °C18 June 1979	1.7 °C3 January 1979	22.9 °C	1,061 mm	120	0
1978	33.2 °C14 June 1978	1.5 °C16 January 1978	22.8 °C	1,143 mm	134	0
1977	33.1 °C23 June 1977	-1.1 °C20 January 1977	22.2 °C	1,056 mm	103	1
1976	33.0 °C12 August 1976	1.9 °C19 January 1976	22.4 °C	978 mm	90	0
1975	34.8 °C13 June 1975	4.8 °C22 December 1975	23.6 °C	900 mm	153	0
1974	33.2 °C16 May 1974	3.3 °C27 February 1974	23.6 °C	985 mm	134	0
1973	34.1 °C1 July 1973	2.5 °C23 December 1973	23.1 °C	1,033 mm	135	0
1972	33.8 °C2 July 1972	4.7 °C17 December 1972	23.6 °C	1,005 mm	156	0
1971	32.9 °C3 June 1971	-0.2 °C21 January 1971	23.2 °C	1,072 mm	131	1
1970	36.1 °C15 August 1970	0.3 °C10 January 1970	22.7 °C	895 mm	151	0
1969	34.1 °C16 July 1969	4.8 °C14 December 1969	22.4 °C	1,084 mm	121	0
1968	33.1 °C25 July 1968	0.6 °C16 December 1968	22.0 °C	984 mm	99	0
1967	34.1 °C1 June 1967	0.3 °C26 February 1967	23.1 °C	845 mm	123	0
1966	33.3 °C20 May 1966	-0.5 °C31 January 1966	22.5 °C	939 mm	123	1
1965	33.4 °C14 April 1965	0.1 °C18 January 1965	23.1 °C	859 mm	144	0
1964	35.6 °C14 July 1964	0.1 °C15 January 1964	23.5 °C	777 mm	177	0
1963	34.3 °C31 August 1963	5.2 °C5 December 1963	22.8 °C	860 mm	151	0
1962	33.6 °C27 May 1962	-3.0 °C13 December 1962	22.6 °C	1,102 mm	136	2
1961	34.2 °C6 August 1961	1.7 °C26 December 1961	23.3 °C	809 mm	166	0
1960	34.2 °C21 July 1960	1.6 °C24 January 1960	22.5 °C	1,180 mm	113	0
1959	33.2 °C5 May 1959	1.5 °C11 January 1959	23.1 °C	1,394 mm	126	0
1958	33.6 °C2 September 1958	1.1 °C5 February 1958	22.6 °C	989 mm	146	0
1957	33.2 °C15 August 1957	0.3 °C13 December 1957	23.1 °C	1,200 mm	96	0
1956	35.1 °C2 August 1956	4.0 °C27 December 1956	23.0 °C	630 mm	135	0
1955	33.3 °C23 August 1955	0.7 °C13 February 1955	22.9 °C	749 mm	142	0
1954	33.4 °C30 June 1954	4.1 °C21 December 1954	22.5 °C	1,043 mm	96	0
1953	34.9 °C28 May 1953	4.6 °C18 December 1953	23.0 °C	1,325 mm	118	0
1952	34.3 °C26 June 1952	4.0 °C17 December 1952	22.9 °C	1,016 mm	140	0
1951	34.7 °C23 June 1951	1.7 °C3 February 1951	22.8 °C	950 mm	131	0
1950	33.5 °C31 July 1950	3.0 °C26 November 1950	22.9 °C	762 mm	130	0
1949	33.2 °C23 May 1949	4.8 °C1 January 1949	23.4 °C	971 mm	130	0
1948	34.4 °C11 June 1948	0.4 °C15 January 1948	23.7 °C	1,134 mm	123	0
1947	32.2 °C17 May 1947	4.3 °C6 February 1947	23.2 °C	1,118 mm	97	0
1946	31.5 °C5 July 1946	7.0 °C19 January 1946	23.4 °C	1,009 mm	78	0
1945	37.0 °C31 May 1945	7.2 °C2 February 1945	23.5 °C	1,180 mm	132	0
1944	34.3 °C5 June 1944	5.6 °C15 December 1944	23.8 °C	761 mm	162	0
1943	33.8 °C14 May 1943	6.3 °C17 February 1943	23.0 °C	1,096 mm	97	0
1942	34.3 °C20 July 1942	6.4 °C3 February 1942	23.2 °C	795 mm	126	0
1941	33.5 °C28 August 1941	6.1 °C10 February 1941	23.0 °C	822 mm	106	0
1940	31.8 °C5 July 1940	1.4 °C28 January 1940	22.4 °C	1,025 mm	73	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.5 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

157 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1033 mm

+3 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.3 °C	-1.5 °C	17 mm	-23 mm
Feb	26.8 °C	+3.0 °C	22 mm	-19 mm
Mar	26.7 °C	+0.8 °C	32 mm	-18 mm
Apr	29.7 °C	+1.4 °C	10 mm	-37 mm
May	31.2 °C	+0.8 °C	130 mm	+55 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+0.3 °C	198 mm	+31 mm
Jul	31.6 °C	+0.3 °C	215 mm	+53 mm
Aug	31.6 °C	+0.2 °C	202 mm	+43 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+0.1 °C	134 mm	-19 mm
Oct	29.4 °C	+0.6 °C	53 mm	-18 mm
Nov	26.4 °C	+0.2 °C	4 mm	-27 mm
Dec	25.4 °C	+1.5 °C	16 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.7 °C

16 Aug 2025

Coldest day

4.2 °C

25 Jan 2025

Wettest day

82.5 mm

12 May 2025

Windiest day

32.8 km/h

10 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

10 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.6 °C

25 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Estero?

Estero has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,030 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Estero?

The hottest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1945, reaching 37.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Estero?

The coldest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1962, at -3.0 °C.

Does it snow in Estero?

Almost never: Estero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Estero warmed?

Yes: Estero warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Estero?

The wettest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2017, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Estero?

The windiest day measured in Estero between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1944, with winds reaching 84.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Estero?

The warmest month in Estero is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Estero?

Estero receives on average 1,030 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Estero?

Estero gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Estero?

Yes: Estero has on average 202 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Estero?

In Estero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 21 July 2025, and the lowest was -9.3 °C on 13 December 1962.

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