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Cape Coral, Floridathrough the year

Also for Fort Myers, FL, Bonita Springs, FL, Estero, FL: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Cape Coral?

Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 13, with first blooms around Jan 28. About 2 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here.

Cape Coral usually sees its last spring frost around Jan 16 and its first fall frost around Jan 13, a frost-free stretch of about -3 days at NOAA's Ft Myers Page Fld Airport station, 9.3 miles away. The closest place we follow is Ding Darling Refuge, 15 miles away, for winter wildlife, January to March (local timing). National Key Deer Refuge (142 mi) is the pick for spring migration, March and April (local timing). We follow 2 places within 150 miles of Cape Coral; the nearest lies 15 miles to the southwest.

Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Cape Coral's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Jan 16 to ~Jan 13
  • First leaf ~Jan 13
  • First bloom ~Jan 28
  • Today

Near Cape Coral right now

  • First fall frost usually around Jan 13 · last spring frost around Jan 16NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Ft Myers Page Fld Airport (9.3 mi, 50% dates)
    ~3 months
  • Winter wildlife · Ding Darling Refuge · 15 miLocal timing: January to March
    ~3 months

Cape Coral's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Winter wildlife · Ding Darling RefugeJan–Mar
  • Spring green-upJan
  • Last spring frostJan
  • First fall frostJan
  • Spring migration · National Key Deer RefugeMar–Apr

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Spring migration

Winter wildlife

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Jan 16

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Jan 13

About -3 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Jan 13

First bloom around Jan 28

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Ft Myers Page Fld Airport (9.3 mi from Cape Coral), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.

Questions people ask

When is the first frost in Cape Coral?

On average around Jan 13, and the last spring frost around Jan 16: about -3 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Ft Myers Page Fld Airport, 9.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Cape Coral?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 13 and first bloom around Jan 28, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see spring migration near Cape Coral?

National Key Deer Refuge, 142 miles (local timing: March and April). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see winter wildlife near Cape Coral?

Ding Darling Refuge, 15 miles (local timing: January to March). Distances are straight-line.

How we know

US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)

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