26.585°N, 81.862°W · station FMYthr · 135 years of record
83°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fort Myers.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Fort Myers — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#85 / 127
warmest Oct 17 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
92°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 17 ever
73°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 83°F — 85th warmest Oct 17 of 127 years · record 92°F (1989) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#100 / 127
warmest Oct 18 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 18 ever
64°F
set in 1914
Forecast high 81°F — 100th warmest Oct 18 of 127 years · record 91°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#108 / 127
warmest Oct 19 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
93°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 19 ever
71°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 82°F — 108th warmest Oct 19 of 127 years · record 93°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#103 / 126
warmest Oct 20 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
93°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 20 ever
68°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 82°F — 103rd warmest Oct 20 of 126 years · record 93°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#107 / 127
warmest Oct 21 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
93°F
set in 1993
Coolest Oct 21 ever
68°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 82°F — 107th warmest Oct 21 of 127 years · record 93°F (1993) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#87 / 127
warmest Oct 22 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
93°F
set in 1990
Coolest Oct 22 ever
70°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 83°F — 87th warmest Oct 22 of 127 years · record 93°F (1990) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 127
warmest Oct 23 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 23 ever
71°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 83°F — 84th warmest Oct 23 of 127 years · record 91°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fort Myers in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
88°FJan 22, 1962
27°FJan 26, 1905
Feb
92°FFeb 25, 1962
27°FFeb 4, 1917
Mar
94°FMar 26, 1926
33°FMar 2, 1920
Apr
96°FApr 27, 1894
39°FApr 8, 1950
May
99°FMay 26, 1953
50°FMay 6, 1945
Jun
103°FJun 16, 1981
58°FJun 10, 1894
Jul
101°FJul 7, 1942
66°FJul 30, 1928
Aug
100°FAug 4, 1942
65°FAug 24, 1925
Sep
98°FSep 3, 1912
63°FSep 22, 1922
Oct
95°FOct 4, 1926
45°FOct 28, 1957
Nov
95°FNov 23, 1986
34°FNov 16, 1940
Dec
91°FDec 19, 2016
24°FDec 29, 1894
All-time
103°FJun 16, 1981
24°FDec 29, 1894
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Fort Myers so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 16, 1981
Coldest high ever
42°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 29, 1894
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
73°FJan 22, 1906
44°FJan 26, 1905
Feb
72°FFeb 23, 2008
47°FFeb 9, 1947
Mar
77°FMar 21, 2003
52°FMar 11, 1996
Apr
78°FApr 20, 2020
61°FApr 4, 1915
May
82°FMay 15, 2024
70°FMay 5, 1925
Jun
82°FJun 22, 2009
74°FJun 14, 1893
Jul
83°FJul 16, 1981
77°FJul 18, 1995
Aug
83°FAug 8, 2024
76°FAug 10, 1911
Sep
81°FSep 7, 1932
74°FSep 10, 2017
Oct
80°FOct 12, 2023
64°FOct 18, 1914
Nov
77°FNov 6, 2024
53°FNov 29, 1959
Dec
74°FDec 10, 1997
42°FDec 29, 1894
All-time
83°FJul 16, 1981
42°FDec 29, 1894
Hot Streaks
Current run
2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
80 days
record run, ended Aug 30 1942
So far in 2026
142 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Fort Myers's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 87°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Fort Myers'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 Fort Myers's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.