Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 86°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 67°F.

Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 92°F Near Record · 99th pct

Low 81°F Low · 13th pct

Feels-like 101°F Very High · 91st pct

Humidity 21.5 g/m³ Normal · 46th pct

Wind 13 mph Above Normal · 74th pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Fort Lauderdale average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is June (0.30 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	73°F	67°F	0.10 in
February	74°F	69°F	0.10 in
March	76°F	70°F	0.10 in
April	78°F	73°F	0.10 in
May	81°F	77°F	0.10 in
June	84°F	80°F	0.30 in
July	85°F	82°F	0.20 in
August	86°F	83°F	0.20 in
September	85°F	82°F	0.20 in
October	82°F	79°F	0.20 in
November	78°F	74°F	0.10 in
December	75°F	70°F	0.10 in

Jan 58°–77°

Feb 61°–79°

Mar 63°–80°

Apr 69°–82°

May 74°–85°

Jun 78°–86°

Jul 80°–87°

Aug 81°–88°

Sep 80°–87°

Oct 76°–85°

Nov 68°–81°

Dec 61°–79°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 91°F on 2025-08-20
Coldest day on record: 38°F on 1989-12-24

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Percentiles compare each day to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →