Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 49 min6:35 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 28 min7:12 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 75°F, lows 54°F57 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare120 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Myers Page Fld Ap station, 18 mi away; snow from Punta Gorda 4 Ese
Nearby landmarksCypress Lakelake · 4.8 miSmokehouse Baybay · 2.2 miCat Keyisland · 1.8 miBig Jim Creekbay · 1.9 miJug Creek Pointcape · 3.0 miBlack Keyisland · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPine Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.8 mi · 630 acresCayo Costa State Parkstate park · 4.8 mi · 2,449 acresMatlacha Pass National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.4 mi · 532 acresMatlacha Community Park & Boat Ramppark · 4.9 miGasparilla Island State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 126 acresIsland Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLee County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured86 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lee County monitors, FL
Drinking waterLee County Utilitiesserves 282,556 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCape Coral Hospital12.5 miPost officePineland Post Officeunder a milePoliceLee County Sheriff's Office Gulf Districtunder a mileFire stationMatlacha Pine Island Fire Control District Station 31.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPunta Gorda Airport PGD20 miMajor airportSouthwest Florida International Airport RSW26 miInterstateI-7517 miUS highwayUS 4115 miAmtrakSebring, FL SBG73 miCoachFort Myers Bus StopFlixBus17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33945 ZIP area.
