Cape Canaveral weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cape Canaveral, Florida: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. No nearby active station has official 1991–2020 normals, so these are forecast.blue’s own averages computed from daily observations at Cocoa Beach Cape Kennedy Afs, 11 km from Cape Canaveral, over its available record (1950–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1950–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44.7 in1135 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 1
- First fall freeze
- Dec 16
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 34°1° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cape Canaveral in January
Highs average 68°20° and lows 52°11°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1967)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in February
Highs average 69°21° and lows 52°11°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1965)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in March
Highs average 73°23° and lows 57°14°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in April
Highs average 78°26° and lows 63°17°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1968)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 68°20°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2025)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 72°22°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1952)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 74°23°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2025)
- Record low
- 62°17° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 74°23°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 65°18° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in September
Highs average 86°30° and lows 74°23°, with 7.4 in188 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1958)
- Record low
- 62°17° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 69°21°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1959)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in November
Highs average 75°24° and lows 59°15°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1951)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Cape Canaveral in December
Highs average 70°21° and lows 53°12°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1961)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Merritt Island station, 1893–1956: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1893–1956 record is the longest and most local history available. These are its own averages over its own period of record — not NCEI normals, and not the same station as the computed averages above.
January
Average high 71°21°, low 54°12°, 2.1 in53 mm precipitation.
Record high 89°32° (1909); record low 24°−4° (1905).
February
Average high 72°22°, low 55°13°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 86°30° (1897); record low 22°−6° (1895).
March
Average high 78°25°, low 60°15°, 2.4 in61 mm precipitation.
Record high 92°33° (1952); record low 37°3° (1952).
April
Average high 80°27°, low 63°17°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 93°34° (1956); record low 44°7° (1907).
May
Average high 85°30°, low 69°21°, 3.1 in79 mm precipitation.
Record high 99°37° (1953); record low 55°13° (1894).
June
Average high 88°31°, low 73°23°, 4.9 in124 mm precipitation.
Record high 101°38° (1950); record low 64°18° (1956).
July
Average high 89°32°, low 74°24°, 4.7 in119 mm precipitation.
Record high 99°37° (1952); record low 61°16° (1948).
August
Average high 89°32°, low 75°24°, 5.1 in130 mm precipitation.
Record high 98°37° (1952); record low 65°18° (1898).
September
Average high 87°31°, low 74°24°, 7.9 in201 mm precipitation.
Record high 96°36° (1954); record low 64°18° (1897).
October
Average high 82°28°, low 69°21°, 5.6 in142 mm precipitation.
Record high 93°34° (1904); record low 50°10° (1903).
November
Average high 76°25°, low 61°16°, 2.1 in53 mm precipitation.
Record high 89°32° (1907); record low 30°−1° (1950).
December
Average high 71°22°, low 55°13°, 2.2 in56 mm precipitation.
Record high 85°29° (1908); record low 22°−6° (1894).