In the title complex, {[Cu(C 8F 4O 4)(C 4H 8O 2)(H 2O) 2]·2C 4H 8O 2·2H 2O} n , the Cu II ion is six-coordinated by two oxygen donors from two trans 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-dicarboxylate (BDC-F 4) ligands, two O atoms from two chair 1,4-dioxane ligands and two O atoms from two terminal water molecules, adopting a distorted octahedral coordinated geometry. Each BDC-F 4 anion bridges two Cu II ions in a bis-monodentate fashion, forming a [Cu(BDC-F 4)] n chain. These chains are further linked by bridging 1,4-dioxane ligands, generating a two-dimensional net with approximately rectangular grids of 11.253 × 7.654 Å. Such adjacent parallel layers are connected by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between guest water molecules and the uncoordinated carboxylate O atoms and coordinated water molecules into the final three-dimensional supramolecular network.