The city is a large peninsula bordered by the Caloosahatchee River on the east and Matlacha Pass on the west. It is located between Sarasota and Marco Island.

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Resort and retirement community

Cape Coral is a city in Lee County. The community is in the Eastern Standard time zone.

The latitude of Cape Coral is 26.562N. The longitude is -81.949W.

The estimated population, in 2005, was 149,324 (2000 - 102,286)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 312. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Mangomania - July 16-17, 2005
  Dates often change. Check Cape Coral web sites and events links in the sections below. 2006 dates will be added as they become available.

Major ancestry groups reported by Cape Coral residents include:

German	19%	Scotch-Irish	2%	Norwegian	1%
Irish	14%	Dutch	2%	South American	1%
Italian	12%	Other Hispanic or Latino	2%	French Canadian	1%
English -	11%	Scottish	2%	Hungarian	1%
Polish	4%	Colombian	1%	Mexican	1%
French (except Basque)	4%	Swedish	1%	Russian	1%
Puerto Rican	3%	Cuban	1%	Welsh	1%
Black or African American	2%	Greek	1%

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1041 buildings, average cost: $52,700
1997: 1189 buildings, average cost: $53,100
1998: 1420 buildings, average cost: $52,400
1999: 1719 buildings, average cost: $79,500
2000: 1753 buildings, average cost: $97,100
2001: 2558 buildings, average cost: $97,400
2002: 2985 buildings, average cost: $96,300
2003: 4316 buildings, average cost: $94,900
2004: 5757 buildings, average cost: $95,500

Climate

One of the most attractive features of Cape Coral and Southwest Florida is its terrific year-round weather. The area averages 335 days of bright sunshine each year (the other 30 days are just moderate sunshine). While the summers are very warm, humid and rainy, the winters in Cape Coral are absolutely beautiful.

Southwest Florida receives about 53 inches of rain each year, the majority of which falls from May through September. During the summer months, afternoon rains regularly roll in with heavy downpours and stormy conditions that may last only a couple of hours before subsiding. Then the sun reappears, heat and humidity return, and all is well until the next day when the cycle begins again.

The city is affected by the annual hurricane season, which begins June 1 and continues through November.


Air Temperatures:
Annual Average: 74.4 F
High Average: 84.1 F
Low Average: 64.7 F

Annual Rainfall: 53.37 inches