24.557°N, 81.755°W · station EYWthr · 155 years of record
86°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2021
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Key West.
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
#50 / 154
warmest Oct 17 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1930
Coolest Oct 17 ever
76°F
set in 1889
Forecast high 86°F — 50th warmest Oct 17 of 154 years · record 89°F (1930) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#46 / 154
warmest Oct 18 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 18 ever
75°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 85°F — 46th warmest Oct 18 of 154 years · record 90°F (2007) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#46 / 154
warmest Oct 19 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
89°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 19 ever
74°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 85°F — 46th warmest Oct 19 of 154 years · record 89°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#46 / 153
warmest Oct 20 in 153 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 20 ever
74°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 85°F — 46th warmest Oct 20 of 153 years · record 90°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 154
warmest Oct 21 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1877
Coolest Oct 21 ever
72°F
set in 1873
Forecast high 84°F — 90th warmest Oct 21 of 154 years · record 89°F (1877) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 154
warmest Oct 22 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1876
Coolest Oct 22 ever
75°F
set in 1873
Forecast high 83°F — 90th warmest Oct 22 of 154 years · record 89°F (1876) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 154
warmest Oct 23 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1881
Coolest Oct 23 ever
72°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 83°F — 79th warmest Oct 23 of 154 years · record 91°F (1881) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
90°FJan 16, 1877
41°FJan 12, 1886
Feb
87°FFeb 25, 1874
44°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
89°FMar 25, 1873
47°FMar 3, 1986
Apr
91°FApr 27, 1881
48°FApr 2, 1987
May
94°FMay 14, 2019
63°FMay 2, 1877
Jun
96°FJun 6, 1881
65°FJun 2, 1932
Jul
97°FJul 19, 1880
68°FJul 16, 1888
Aug
97°FAug 26, 1956
68°FAug 4, 1894
Sep
95°FSep 14, 1872
69°FSep 27, 1892
Oct
93°FOct 5, 1962
59°FOct 29, 1892
Nov
91°FNov 3, 1876
49°FNov 30, 1959
Dec
88°FDec 23, 1876
44°FDec 2, 1876
All-time
97°FJul 19, 1880
41°FJan 12, 1886
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Key West so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
1 broke
plus 6 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
78°FJan 3, 2019
51°FJan 26, 1905
Feb
79°FFeb 22, 2019
52°FFeb 9, 1895
Mar
79°FMar 20, 2003
57°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
81°FApr 28, 1991
65°FApr 5, 1891
May
84°FMay 18, 2024
72°FMay 5, 1889
Jun
86°FJun 11, 1985
76°FJun 2, 1930
Jul
87°FJul 26, 2007
79°FJul 28, 1916
Aug
88°FAug 9, 2023
81°FAug 17, 1881
Sep
87°FSep 13, 2024
78°FSep 24, 1894
Oct
85°FOct 12, 2023
70°FOct 27, 1890
Nov
81°FNov 1, 1995
61°FNov 26, 1885
Dec
81°FDec 2, 2018
48°FDec 29, 1894
All-time
88°FAug 9, 2023
48°FDec 29, 1894
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
75 days
record run, ended Aug 27 1957
So far in 2026
80 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: 85°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
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.
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.