Fort Lauderdale, FL Weather
Fort Lauderdale hourly forecast: next 24 hours
Today's high of 93°F (34°C) is about 6°F (3°C) above the typical August high of 87°F (31°C).
Current conditions in detail
Fort Lauderdale weather tomorrow (Thursday, August 27)
Tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale looks light rain shower, with a high of 92° and an overnight low of 82°. There is a 75% chance of rain - plan accordingly. Winds top out near 13 mph, and the UV index reaches 11 (extreme).
Fort Lauderdale 14-day forecast
About the weather in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is genuinely wet: 69.2 inches (1758 mm) falls in an average year, across 202 days that carry about 8.7 mm each when they come. Temperatures are the calmer variable, running 75°F (24°C) to 87°F (31°C) between January and July.
Fort Lauderdale weather: quick facts
- Hottest month: July - highs near 87°F (31°C)
- Coldest month: January - highs near 75°F (24°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 97°F (36°C) high · 39°F (4°C) low
- Wettest month: September (24 rainy days) · Sunniest: April (11.7 h sun/day)
- Climate type: tropical rainforest
- Annual swing: 8°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 6°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 3
- Average humidity: 77%
Temperatures through the year
Days and nights are about 6°C apart on average - narrower than all but 10% of the 3496 cities in our dataset. January sits at the other end of the year: 75°F (24°C) by day, 62°F (17°C) at night. Warmth peaks in July: highs of 87°F (31°C), lows of 77°F (25°C). The wettest month is September (9.9 inches (253 mm) across 24 days) and the driest February.
Rain, sun and snow
Between the average July and the average January lie 8°C, a narrower spread than about 80% of the cities we track. Four of the twelve months pair mild highs with fewer than twelve wet days; the longest unbroken run is December through March. Sunshine averages 10.2 hours a day over the year, peaking in April at 11.7 hours. The gridded 2015-2024 daily record for this location tops out at 97°F (36°C) and bottoms at 39°F (4°C) - decade extremes, not all-time station records.
Season by season
March through May
Through March through May, Fort Lauderdale runs hot: 82°F (28°C) by day, 70°F (21°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 38 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 11.2 hours of sun a day.
June through August
Through June through August, Fort Lauderdale sits firmly in the heat: 87°F (30°C) by day, 77°F (25°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 76 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 10.8 hours of sun a day. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
September through November
September through November runs hot here - highs near 83°F (28°C), nights near 73°F (23°C), and rain falls on around 55 of the 90 days.
December through February
December through February in Fort Lauderdale brings comfortable warmth, with daytime highs averaging 76°F (24°C) and nights around 64°F (18°C); rain falls on around 33 of the 90 days.
Average temperatures in Fort Lauderdale by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75° | 62° | 10 | 3.4 in | 8.8 h/day | 74% |
| February | 77° | 65° | 11 | 2.7 in | 10.1 h/day | 74% |
| March | 79° | 67° | 9 | 2.7 in | 10.5 h/day | 71% |
| April | 82° | 70° | 12 | 3.9 in | 11.7 h/day | 72% |
| May | 84° | 72° | 16 | 6.4 in | 11.4 h/day | 76% |
| June | 85° | 76° | 24 | 9.7 in | 10.4 h/day | 82% |
| July | 87° | 77° | 25 | 6.8 in | 11.3 h/day | 81% |
| August | 87° | 77° | 26 | 9.0 in | 10.8 h/day | 82% |
| September | 86° | 76° | 24 | 9.9 in | 9.9 h/day | 83% |
| October | 83° | 74° | 19 | 7.0 in | 9.5 h/day | 79% |
| November | 80° | 70° | 13 | 4.2 in | 9.1 h/day | 77% |
| December | 77° | 66° | 12 | 3.5 in | 8.8 h/day | 77% |