Lehigh Acres climate — normals and trends
Lehigh Acres (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,110 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 July (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lehigh Acres averages 1 frost days, 176 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Lehigh Acres has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 31 May 1945) and the coldest -5.3 °C (on 12 January 1982).
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
Lehigh AcresFlorida
- coords
- 26.63°, -81.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,110mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
176 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
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
40.4 °C
31 May 1945
Coldest day
-5.3 °C
12 January 1982
Wettest day
172 mm
10 September 2017
Windiest day
73.3 km/h
24 October 2005
Strongest gust
158.8 km/h
10 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
10 August 1951
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
13 December 1962
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
19 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.0 h
4 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 34 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 147 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 219 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 254 mm | +70 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 213 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 167 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 60 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lehigh Acres?
Lehigh Acres has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,110 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lehigh Acres?
The hottest day measured in Lehigh Acres between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1945, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lehigh Acres?
The coldest day measured in Lehigh Acres between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1982, at -5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lehigh Acres?
Almost never: Lehigh Acres sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lehigh Acres warmed?
Yes: Lehigh Acres warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lehigh Acres?
The wettest day measured in Lehigh Acres between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2017, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lehigh Acres?
The windiest day measured in Lehigh Acres between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2005, with winds reaching 73.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lehigh Acres?
The warmest month in Lehigh Acres is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lehigh Acres?
Lehigh Acres receives on average 1,110 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lehigh Acres?
Lehigh Acres gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lehigh Acres?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lehigh Acres between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1977, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lehigh Acres?
Yes: Lehigh Acres has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lehigh Acres?
In Lehigh Acres, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 10 August 1951, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 13 December 1962.
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