Tropical savanna
Lehigh Acres, Florida
Lee County, Florida · Population 127k · 43 ft elevation
Living in Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Acres has a tropical savanna climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 54°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 206 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lehigh Acres at a glance
- Population
- 127k
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 66°F97th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,219 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $263k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,496/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75°F | 54°F | 2.4″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 56°F | 1.5″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 59°F | 1.9″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Apr | 85°F | 64°F | 1.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 88°F | 68°F | 3.0″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 73°F | 10.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 75°F | 8.6″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 76°F | 8.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 75°F | 8.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 70°F | 3.1″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 63°F | 1.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 58°F | 1.6″ | — | 240 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology