Lee County Guide
Your local guide to Lee County, Florida — Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Sanibel, and the beaches.
Local conditions
91°F
Mostly Clear
- 1.1 ft (+0.3 ft/24h) River stage
- 1,030 cfs River flow
- 85°F Surface water temp
Tides: High 10:49 PM (0.9 ft) · Low 1:47 AM (0.9 ft) · High 7:13 AM (1.5 ft) · Low 5:03 PM (0.3 ft)
No active weather alerts.
Data: National Weather Service · NOAA Tides & Currents · USGS · NOAA · Updated Oct 16, 4:03 PM ET
Lee County Guide is the local guide to Lee County, FL: 780 local businesses and 81 upcoming events, in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and North Fort Myers.
Lee County anchors Southwest Florida — Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and the islands of Sanibel and Captiva along the Gulf.
About Lee County
Lee County anchors Southwest Florida along the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf. Fort Myers, the county seat, grew from a river trading post into the region's hub — its historic downtown and the Edison & Ford Winter Estates still face the water — while Cape Coral, laced with more canals than any other city on earth, spreads across the river's north bank.
Offshore, Sanibel and Captiva islands are famous worldwide for shelling and the wildlife of the J.N. "Ding" Darling refuge, and Fort Myers Beach on Estero Island delivers the classic white-sand Gulf experience. Between the islands, the river, and the back-bay waters, Lee County is a place where the day usually starts with a tide chart.
