Fort Lauderdale, FL Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Fort Lauderdale actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Fort Lauderdale, FL, the comfort score comes out to 57/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Fort Lauderdale's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Fort Lauderdale run from 68°F in Jan up to 84°F in Aug, a 15.8°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
Fort Lauderdale, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 60°F | 2.52in | 0in |
| Feb | 78°F | 61°F | 3.3in | 0in |
| Mar | 80°F | 64°F | 3.2in | 0in |
| Apr | 83°F | 68°F | 3.51in | 0in |
| May | 86°F | 72°F | 6.32in | 0in |
| Jun | 89°F | 76°F | 7.99in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 77°F | 6.05in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 77°F | 7.25in | 0in |
| Sep | 89°F | 77°F | 9.3in | 0in |
| Oct | 86°F | 74°F | 7.65in | 0in |
| Nov | 82°F | 68°F | 4.17in | 0in |
| Dec | 78°F | 63°F | 2.99in | 0in |
If you're timing a visit, Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, and Dec are Fort Lauderdale's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Aug's heat instead.
How wet Fort Lauderdale actually gets
Over a typical year, Fort Lauderdale sees about 64.25in of precipitation a year across roughly 124 days with measurable rain or snow, with 0in of snow a year.
Fort Lauderdale against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Fort Lauderdale comes in at 650; within FL alone it ranks 194 of 229. Population is about 190,641.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Ft Lauderdale Beach, FL US, the NOAA station 2.5 miles from Fort Lauderdale, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated