HOTTESTSINCE.COMBrowse statesThe AlmanacYear in ReviewThe Wire
HOT10
Hottest Since
National Heat Records
Florida · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Key West, FL

24.557°N, 81.755°W · station EYWthr · 155 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Key West.
90°TUE9/191°WED9/291°THU9/390°FRI9/489°SAT9/589°SUN9/689°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Key West — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#26 / 153
warmest Sep 2 in 153 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

95°F
set in 1956

Coolest Sep 2 ever

80°F
set in 1887
Forecast high 91°F — 26th warmest Sep 2 of 153 years · record 95°F (1956) · warmest since 2023.
1872: 93°F1873: 91°F1874: 88°F1875: 93°F1876: 92°F1877: 94°F1878: 90°F1879: 88°F1880: 88°F1881: 93°F1882: 89°F1883: 88°F1884: 92°F1885: 91°F1887: 80°F1888: 89°F1889: 84°F1890: 87°F1891: 89°F1892: 88°F1893: 87°F1894: 84°F1895: 90°F1896: 89°F1897: 88°F1898: 86°F1899: 88°F1900: 84°F1901: 87°F1902: 88°F1903: 93°F1904: 85°F1905: 89°F1906: 89°F1907: 88°F1908: 88°F1909: 88°F1910: 88°F1911: 86°F1912: 90°F1913: 87°F1914: 89°F1915: 88°F1916: 88°F1917: 88°F1918: 90°F1919: 89°F1920: 89°F1921: 87°F1922: 88°F1923: 88°F1924: 89°F1925: 88°F1926: 89°F1927: 90°F1928: 89°F1929: 88°F1930: 88°F1931: 88°F1932: 89°F1933: 87°F1934: 84°F1935: 88°F1936: 90°F1937: 87°F1938: 89°F1939: 88°F1940: 90°F1941: 88°F1942: 88°F1943: 90°F1944: 91°F1945: 84°F1946: 91°F1947: 90°F1948: 90°F1949: 87°F1950: 87°F1951: 90°F1952: 92°F1953: 92°F1954: 92°F1955: 91°F1956: 95°F1957: 89°F1958: 87°F1959: 89°F1960: 87°F1961: 90°F1962: 86°F1963: 91°F1964: 89°F1965: 90°F1966: 89°F1967: 89°F1968: 90°F1969: 89°F1970: 88°F1971: 85°F1972: 90°F1973: 84°F1974: 88°F1975: 88°F1976: 88°F1977: 84°F1978: 89°F1979: 90°F1980: 83°F1981: 87°F1982: 88°F1983: 88°F1984: 87°F1985: 89°F1986: 88°F1987: 91°F1988: 88°F1989: 91°F1990: 91°F1991: 90°F1992: 90°F1993: 85°F1994: 89°F1995: 93°F1996: 90°F1997: 89°F1998: 90°F1999: 90°F2000: 89°F2001: 89°F2002: 88°F2003: 90°F2004: 89°F2005: 89°F2006: 85°F2007: 92°F2008: 89°F2009: 90°F2010: 88°F2011: 90°F2012: 87°F2013: 90°F2014: 89°F2015: 92°F2016: 88°F2017: 90°F2018: 88°F2019: 90°F2020: 91°F2021: 89°F2022: 90°F2023: 92°F2024: 89°F2025: 90°F91° forecast80859095188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
📖 Key West's full Climate Almanac →

The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 291°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record95°F
This-date rank#26 of 153
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record97°F (1880)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Key West in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°FJan 16, 187741°FJan 12, 1886
Feb87°FFeb 25, 187444°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar89°FMar 25, 187347°FMar 3, 1986
Apr91°FApr 27, 188148°FApr 2, 1987
May94°FMay 14, 201963°FMay 2, 1877
Jun96°FJun 6, 188165°FJun 2, 1932
Jul97°FJul 19, 188068°FJul 16, 1888
Aug97°FAug 26, 195668°FAug 4, 1894
Sep95°FSep 14, 187269°FSep 27, 1892
Oct93°FOct 5, 196259°FOct 29, 1892
Nov91°FNov 3, 187649°FNov 30, 1959
Dec88°FDec 23, 187644°FDec 2, 1876
All-time97°FJul 19, 188041°FJan 12, 1886

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Key West so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 9, 2023

Coldest high ever

48°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 29, 1894
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan78°FJan 3, 201951°FJan 26, 1905
Feb79°FFeb 22, 201952°FFeb 9, 1895
Mar79°FMar 20, 200357°FMar 3, 1980
Apr81°FApr 28, 199165°FApr 5, 1891
May84°FMay 18, 202472°FMay 5, 1889
Jun86°FJun 11, 198576°FJun 2, 1930
Jul87°FJul 26, 200779°FJul 28, 1916
Aug88°FAug 9, 202381°FAug 17, 1881
Sep87°FSep 13, 202478°FSep 24, 1894
Oct85°FOct 12, 202370°FOct 27, 1890
Nov81°FNov 1, 199561°FNov 26, 1885
Dec81°FDec 2, 201848°FDec 29, 1894
All-time88°FAug 9, 202348°FDec 29, 1894

Hot Streaks

Current run

13 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

75 days
record run, ended Aug 27 1957

So far in 2026

66 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Key West's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 75°FJan: 65°FFeb: 77°FFeb: 67°FMar: 79°FMar: 69°FApr: 82°FApr: 73°FMay: 85°FMay: 76°FJun: 88°FJun: 79°FJul: 90°FJul: 80°FAug: 90°FAug: 80°FSep: 88°FSep: 79°FOct: 85°FOct: 77°FNov: 80°FNov: 72°FDec: 77°FDec: 68°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight12h 38m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

24.56°N, 81.75°W

Nearby Stations

Marathon, FL45 mi EMiami, FL123 mi NEFort Myers, FL140 mi NFort Lauderdale, FL144 mi NEPunta Gorda, FL163 mi NWest Palm Beach, FL179 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Key West's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Key West, FL — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Key West's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Key West, FL — 2026 daily high trace
Download year chart

Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Key West, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Key West, FL daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Key West — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
66 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 23rd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 36. Record: 90 in 1957.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of Key West's outlook — post it, or link this page.
Key West, FL hot share card
Download card
See Key West on coldestsince.com →