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Key West, FL

24.557°N, 81.755°W · station EYWthr · 155 years of record
82°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Key West.
84°WED9/284°THU9/383°FRI9/483°SAT9/583°SUN9/682°MON9/783°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Key West — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#140 / 154
coldest Sep 7 in 154 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

70°F
set in 1873

Mildest Sep 7 ever

84°F
set in 2025
Forecast low 82°F — 140th coldest Sep 7 of 154 years · record 70°F (1873) · coldest since 2022.
1872: 80°F1873: 70°F1874: 79°F1875: 79°F1876: 78°F1877: 81°F1878: 76°F1879: 78°F1880: 80°F1881: 76°F1882: 80°F1883: 79°F1884: 79°F1885: 81°F1886: 80°F1887: 79°F1888: 80°F1889: 78°F1890: 70°F1891: 74°F1892: 75°F1893: 82°F1894: 80°F1895: 72°F1896: 79°F1897: 74°F1898: 80°F1899: 78°F1900: 75°F1901: 74°F1902: 81°F1903: 78°F1904: 76°F1905: 77°F1906: 83°F1907: 76°F1908: 77°F1909: 74°F1910: 80°F1911: 79°F1912: 81°F1913: 76°F1914: 73°F1915: 80°F1916: 78°F1917: 76°F1918: 78°F1919: 76°F1920: 79°F1921: 79°F1922: 73°F1923: 75°F1924: 79°F1925: 79°F1926: 79°F1927: 71°F1928: 79°F1929: 80°F1930: 76°F1931: 76°F1932: 83°F1933: 80°F1934: 78°F1935: 79°F1936: 76°F1937: 78°F1938: 79°F1939: 76°F1940: 75°F1941: 78°F1942: 79°F1943: 80°F1944: 82°F1945: 77°F1946: 74°F1947: 74°F1948: 82°F1949: 79°F1950: 77°F1951: 79°F1952: 78°F1953: 81°F1954: 80°F1955: 76°F1956: 76°F1957: 76°F1958: 75°F1959: 80°F1960: 78°F1961: 77°F1962: 80°F1963: 82°F1964: 79°F1965: 80°F1966: 77°F1967: 83°F1968: 81°F1969: 81°F1970: 78°F1971: 75°F1972: 80°F1973: 80°F1974: 81°F1975: 76°F1976: 79°F1977: 81°F1978: 80°F1979: 80°F1980: 79°F1981: 80°F1982: 75°F1983: 78°F1984: 80°F1985: 79°F1986: 76°F1987: 76°F1988: 82°F1989: 78°F1990: 76°F1991: 79°F1992: 80°F1993: 80°F1994: 77°F1995: 78°F1996: 78°F1997: 75°F1998: 83°F1999: 75°F2000: 79°F2001: 75°F2002: 78°F2003: 80°F2004: 79°F2005: 77°F2006: 81°F2007: 78°F2008: 78°F2009: 80°F2010: 79°F2011: 77°F2012: 81°F2013: 75°F2014: 82°F2015: 82°F2016: 76°F2017: 77°F2018: 78°F2019: 83°F2020: 77°F2021: 79°F2022: 75°F2023: 83°F2024: 83°F2025: 84°F82° forecast70758085188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 782°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record70°F
This-date rank#140 of 154
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record41°F (1886)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Key West in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°FJan 16, 187741°FJan 12, 1886
Feb87°FFeb 25, 187444°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar89°FMar 25, 187347°FMar 3, 1986
Apr91°FApr 27, 188148°FApr 2, 1987
May94°FMay 14, 201963°FMay 2, 1877
Jun96°FJun 6, 188165°FJun 2, 1932
Jul97°FJul 19, 188068°FJul 16, 1888
Aug97°FAug 26, 195668°FAug 4, 1894
Sep95°FSep 14, 187269°FSep 27, 1892
Oct93°FOct 5, 196259°FOct 29, 1892
Nov91°FNov 3, 187649°FNov 30, 1959
Dec88°FDec 23, 187644°FDec 2, 1876
All-time97°FJul 19, 188041°FJan 12, 1886

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Key West so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 9, 2023

Coldest high ever

48°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 29, 1894
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan78°FJan 3, 201951°FJan 26, 1905
Feb79°FFeb 22, 201952°FFeb 9, 1895
Mar79°FMar 20, 200357°FMar 3, 1980
Apr81°FApr 28, 199165°FApr 5, 1891
May84°FMay 18, 202472°FMay 5, 1889
Jun86°FJun 11, 198576°FJun 2, 1930
Jul87°FJul 26, 200779°FJul 28, 1916
Aug88°FAug 9, 202381°FAug 17, 1881
Sep87°FSep 13, 202478°FSep 24, 1894
Oct85°FOct 12, 202370°FOct 27, 1890
Nov81°FNov 1, 199561°FNov 26, 1885
Dec81°FDec 2, 201848°FDec 29, 1894
All-time88°FAug 9, 202348°FDec 29, 1894

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

0 days
record run, ended —

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Key West's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 79°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 75°FJan: 65°FFeb: 77°FFeb: 67°FMar: 79°FMar: 69°FApr: 82°FApr: 73°FMay: 85°FMay: 76°FJun: 88°FJun: 79°FJul: 90°FJul: 80°FAug: 90°FAug: 80°FSep: 88°FSep: 79°FOct: 85°FOct: 77°FNov: 80°FNov: 72°FDec: 77°FDec: 68°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight12h 38m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

24.56°N, 81.75°W

Nearby Stations

Marathon, FL45 mi EMiami, FL123 mi NEFort Myers, FL140 mi NFort Lauderdale, FL144 mi NEPunta Gorda, FL163 mi NWest Palm Beach, FL179 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Key West's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Key West, FL — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Key West's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Key West, FL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Key West, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Key West, FL daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Key West — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
No days ≤32°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 0. Record: 0 in 1872.

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