Cape Coral Year-Round Watering Schedule

To better manage watering demand, City Council approved a new year-round two-day watering schedule in June 2022. The updated schedule reduces the number of residents irrigating simultaneously by 40%, adds eight additional watering timeslots, and removes Tuesday as a non-watering day. 

Adding Tuesday to the watering schedule helps to improve water pressure for reclaimed water fire hydrants and the entire irrigation system. Watering days and times are determined by the last number of the home address, as shown below. 

Hand watering is allowed at any time. Manual sprinklers are not considered hand watering. 

See the list below for watering days and times:

• For addresses ending in 0:               Monday and Thursday, 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
• For addresses ending in 1:               Monday and Thursday, midnight to 4 a.m.
• For addresses ending in 2:               Monday and Thursday, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• For addresses ending in 3:               Tuesday and Friday, 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
• For addresses ending in 4:               Tuesday and Friday, midnight to 4 a.m.
• For addresses ending in 5:               Tuesday and Friday, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• For addresses ending in 6:               Wednesday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
• For addresses ending in 7:               Wednesday and Saturday, midnight to 4 a.m.
• For addresses ending in 8:               Wednesday and Sunday, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• For addresses ending in 9:               Thursday and Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

• Watering new lawns and landscaping is allowed during a 30-day establishment period on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 

• Irrigation of new landscaping that has been in place for 31 to 90 days shall be allowed on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

• Businesses, properties, or developments up to and including five acres in size, including duplexes and multi-family units, may water on Thursday and Sunday from midnight to 4:00 a.m.
• For properties more than five acres in size, including multi-family, compound, and mixed-use units, the watering schedule is Mondays and Fridays from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.

• Businesses with watering times between 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. may water between midnight and 4:00 a.m. so as not to interfere with normal business operations.