Bonita Springs, Florida Weather
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Bonita Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 5:13 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Drizzle later37%0.04″85°72°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear49%—83°72°-2°
- WednesdaySep 23Thunderstorm61%—87°77°+4°
- ThursdaySep 24Heavy Drizzle64%—89°76°+2°
- FridaySep 25Thunderstorm53%—88°75°-1°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast39%—88°75°0°
- SundaySep 27Overcast29%—89°76°+1°
Air quality now AQI 32 · Good
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:26 PM
- Moonset
- 2:24 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Bonita Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 79°F (high 85°F, low 72°F), 2°F below the 81°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: None in most years — 32°F in 15% of 1991–2020 years (NOAA station 20 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Bonita Springs
- Mon85°72°37%
- Tue83°72°49%
- Wed87°77°61%
- Thu89°76°64%
- Fri88°75°53%
- Sat88°75°39%
- Sun89°76°29%
- Mon89°75°31%
- Tue89°74°44%
- Wed88°75°54%
- Thu91°76°61%
- Fri89°75°81%
- Sat91°74°66%
- Sun89°73°65%
- Mon89°73°58%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bonita Springs
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Right now in the garden
Year-round growing
As of September 21, sowing here runs through the year. Freezes are uncommon, so there is no frost date to plan around; heat and rainfall set the calendar instead. This city's planting calendar for September: plant lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest summer squash and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Bonita Springs
SPC includes Bonita Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Bonita Springs
Bonita Springs sits in Lee County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 48m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 29m — a swing of +3h 18m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 105 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Bonita Springs tracks is Florida Gulf Coast University, roughly 7 miles to the N.
Air quality in Bonita Springs
Air quality in Bonita Springs’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 35). See the full air-quality history for Bonita Springs.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| March | spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| May | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| June | peppers, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | lettuce, peas, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| October | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
The year in Bonita Springs tops out in August (~84°F) and dips lowest in January (~65°F), with June wettest at 10.3 inches and February driest at 1.5 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 2.4″ | 3 |
| February | 67° | 1.5″ | 2 |
| March | 70° | 1.9″ | 3 |
| April | 74° | 1.9″ | 3 |
| May | 78° | 3.0″ | 5 |
| June | 82° | 10.3″ | 11 |
| July | 83° | 8.6″ | 13 |
| August | 84° | 8.8″ | 14 |
| September | 82° | 8.5″ | 11 |
| October | 78° | 3.1″ | 4 |
| November | 72° | 1.9″ | 2 |
| December | 67° | 1.6″ | 3 |
Regional context
Similar climates Estero, FL, Naples Park, FL, Pelican Marsh, FL
Bonita Springs's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 65°F Januarys with 83°F Julys — an 18°F swing. About 53.4 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 74 days a year.
Precipitation in Bonita Springs runs summer-dominant: June averages 10.3 inches across 11.3 days of warm-season storms, while February drops to 1.5 inches over 2.2 rainy days of drier cool air. That puts Bonita Springs in a summer-convective cohort with places like Estero, FL, Naples Park, FL and Pelican Marsh, FL.
Freezes are uncommon in Bonita Springs, where the coldest month averages 65°F; cool-season crops grow fall through spring. Summer heat in August (about 84°F) is the binding constraint, not cold. Bonita Springs's open lawns chill fastest on clear nights.
Similar climates: Estero, FL, Naples Park, FL, Pelican Marsh, FL, Florida Gulf Coast University, FL, Three Oaks, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Bonita Springs?
- Most years Bonita Springs doesn't freeze: the nearest NOAA station reached 32°F in 15% of 1991–2020 years, so Bonita Springs has no reliable frost date.
- What is the rainy season in Bonita Springs?
- June is the wettest month in Bonita Springs, about 10.3 inches on average; the year totals roughly 53 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Bonita Springs?
- On average August tops the year in Bonita Springs at about 84°F.
- What is the coldest month in Bonita Springs?
- The coldest stretch in Bonita Springs falls in January, around 65°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Bonita Springs?
- Any season works in Bonita Springs: without a reliable freeze, Bonita Springs's heat, not frost, decides when greens and tomatoes do best.
- How many rainy days does Bonita Springs get?
- Bonita Springs records around 74 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Bonita Springs?
- With January around 65°F, Bonita Springs's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Bonita Springs's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Bonita Springs?
- Bonita Springs's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Bonita Springs?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Bonita Springs in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Bonita Springs?
- Current conditions for Bonita Springs and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Bonita Springs forecast updated?
- The Bonita Springs forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Bonita Springs?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Bonita Springs are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Bonita Springs?
- The next few days in Bonita Springs's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Bonita Springs sits at 26.4°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Bonita Springs
- 33931
- 34134
- 34135