Fort Myers or Ft. Myers, is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 62,298 and in 2019 was estimated at 87,103. Fort Myers is a gateway to the southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida.
The winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.4 square miles (105 km2), of which 31.8 square miles (82 km2) is land and 8.6 square miles (22 km2) (21.25%) is water.
Fort Myers is on the border between a tropical savanna climate and a humid subtropical climate. The temperature rarely rises to 100 °F (38 °C) or lowers to the freezing mark.
Rainfall averages just over 56 inches per year, strongly concentrated during the rainy season (June to September) with its frequent showers and thunderstorms; on average, these four months deliver 68 percent of annual rainfall. From October to May, verage monthly rainfall is less than three inches. More about Fort Myers, Florida.