Fort Lauderdale month by month
Plan your visit to Fort Lauderdale by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 68 mm
January is peak snowbird season in Fort Lauderdale, and that single fact shapes every aspect of visiting this month. By the second week, seasonal residents from New York, New…
- February
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 68 mm
February is when Fort Lauderdale fills up. Snowbirds from New England and the Midwest, Canadian retirees, and northern European sun-seekers all converge in the same 4-week window.…
- March
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 85 mm
March is spring break month in Fort Lauderdale, and that single fact shapes everything about visiting. Tens of thousands of college students pour onto Fort Lauderdale Beach,…
- April
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 96 mm
April in Fort Lauderdale marks the final stretch of South Florida's dry season, and that single fact shapes the entire month. Daytime highs average 28°C (82°F) with overnight lows…
- May
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 117 mm
May in Fort Lauderdale belongs to the locals. The seasonal residents from New York, New Jersey, and Ontario have cleared out by mid-April, the March spring-break crowds are long…
- June
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 289 mm
June in Fort Lauderdale is defined by water, and not the kind you came for. Towering cumulus clouds build over the Everglades each afternoon, roll east across I-595 and the…
- July
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 159 mm
July in Fort Lauderdale comes down to one thing. Humidity. The air wraps around you like a warm, wet towel the moment you step off the Brightline at Fort Lauderdale station, and it…
- August
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 198 mm
August in Fort Lauderdale sits at the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and that single fact colors everything about a visit this month. To be fair, the daytime high…
- September
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 323 mm
September is the single hardest month to recommend Fort Lauderdale. It lands at the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, carries the heaviest rainfall of any month, and…
- October
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 187 mm
October in Fort Lauderdale comes with a caveat right at the top. You are visiting during the most active stretch of Atlantic hurricane season. Most years, that translates to…
- November
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 120 mm
November is when Fort Lauderdale finally shakes off the wet season. Rainfall drops to around 120mm from September's 323mm, afternoon storms become shorter and less frequent, and…
- December
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 101 mm
December is when Fort Lauderdale shifts into the version of itself that fills postcards. Hurricane season officially closes on November 30, and within days the demographic…