Saint James City, Florida Weather
Saint James City, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Saint James City, Lee County.
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About Saint James City, Florida
Saint James City rests on the southern tip of Pine Island, a place where the humid air carries the scent of salt and sun-baked earth. It lies 9.2 miles west-south-west of Cape Coral, FL (from Cape Coral, FL: bearing 241°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Iona. The landscape here is a low-slung embrace of mangrove-lined canals and scattered, modest homes, all softened by the relentless green of subtropical vegetation. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-gauzy sky, bleaches the weathered wood of docks and casts long, languid shadows across the shallow, tea-colored waters that lap at the island’s edges. The rhythm of life in Saint James City is dictated by the tides and the slow, deliberate passage of fishing boats, their hulls scarred by the very waters that sustain them. This settlement’s history is deeply entwined with the bounty of the Gulf, its economy long anchored by fishing and, more recently, by the increasing allure of a quieter, more maritime existence for those seeking refuge from the mainland's haste. The island itself, once primarily known for its agricultural endeavors, particularly its citrus groves before devastating freezes, now finds its identity shaped by the gentle hum of retirees and artists drawn to its unpretentious shores. Saint James City, with its proximity to the protected waters of Matlacha Pass and Pine Island Sound, offers a tangible connection to a Florida that feels more elemental, less manicured, where the past lingers in the salty breeze and the weathered facades of buildings that have seen seasons turn into decades.
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| Location | Saint James City, Lee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.497579°N, 82.078426°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33956 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saint James City, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint James City, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Saint James City includes coordinates 26.497579°N, 82.078426°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 33956. Telephone area code: 561. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
