Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fort Lauderdale Beach's normal year runs from 60°F January nights to 91°F August afternoons, with 64.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 24.9°C, January lows of 15°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,632 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Lauderdale Beach
- Station IDUSC00083168
- Location26.14°N 80.11°W
- Elevation4 ft (1 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Fort Lauderdale Beach is 87°F and the normal low 74°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 41%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Lauderdale Beach.
- Jan 77° 60°
- Feb 78° 61°
- Mar 80° 64°
- Apr 83° 68°
- May 86° 72°
- Jun 89° 76°
- Jul 91° 77°
- Aug 91° 77°
- Sep 89° 77°
- Oct 86° 74°
- Nov 82° 68°
- Dec 78° 63°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Fort Lauderdale Beach each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 60°F. The most precipitation falls in September (9.30 in), the least in January (2.52 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77°F | 60°F | 68.1°F | 2.52 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 78°F | 61°F | 69.7°F | 3.30 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 80°F | 64°F | 71.9°F | 3.20 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 83°F | 68°F | 75.8°F | 3.51 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 72°F | 79.2°F | 6.32 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| June | 89°F | 76°F | 82.3°F | 7.99 | 14 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 91°F | 77°F | 83.5°F | 6.05 | 14 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 91°F | 77°F | 83.8°F | 7.25 | 14 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 89°F | 77°F | 83.0°F | 9.30 | 15 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 74°F | 79.9°F | 7.65 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 82°F | 68°F | 74.6°F | 4.17 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 78°F | 63°F | 70.8°F | 2.99 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 70°F | 76.9°F | 64.25 | 124 | 70 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 15°C | 20.1°C | 64 mm |
| February | 26°C | 16°C | 20.9°C | 84 mm |
| March | 27°C | 18°C | 22.2°C | 81 mm |
| April | 29°C | 20°C | 24.3°C | 89 mm |
| May | 30°C | 22°C | 26.2°C | 161 mm |
| June | 32°C | 24°C | 27.9°C | 203 mm |
| July | 33°C | 25°C | 28.6°C | 154 mm |
| August | 33°C | 25°C | 28.8°C | 184 mm |
| September | 32°C | 25°C | 28.3°C | 236 mm |
| October | 30°C | 23°C | 26.6°C | 194 mm |
| November | 28°C | 20°C | 23.7°C | 106 mm |
| December | 26°C | 17°C | 21.6°C | 76 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00083168; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00083168.
How hot and how cold does it get at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
In a normal year in Fort Lauderdale Beach, 70 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 124 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 70a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 124a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1952) is 101°F, on July 31, 2026; the lowest is 31°F, on December 13, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1954, with 78.81 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00083168; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00083168. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fort Lauderdale Beach, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (82%) and June the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.5 |
| February | 79% | 4.3 |
| March | 81% | 5.3 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 73% | 5.5 |
| July | 76% | 5.7 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 75% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.4 |
| November | 80% | 3.7 |
| December | 78% | 3.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Fort Lauderdale Beach record?
A normal year at Fort Lauderdale Beach brings 135 heating degree days, 97% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,486 cooling degree days, 4.9 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,828 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54 | 151 |
| February | 29 | 162 |
| March | 12 | 228 |
| April | 2 | 326 |
| May | 0 | 439 |
| June | 0 | 517 |
| July | 0 | 574 |
| August | 0 | 584 |
| September | 0 | 539 |
| October | 0 | 462 |
| November | 5 | 293 |
| December | 34 | 213 |
| Year (annual) | 135 | 4,486 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00083168. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Fort Lauderdale Beach's climate compare?
Fort Lauderdale Beach is warmer than 98 of the 106 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 89. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 76.9°F is warmer than 100%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Lauderdale Beach is Af: tropical rainforest. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Fort Lauderdale Beach share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Wilton Manors, FL11,788 people · 2 mi NW
- Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL6,365 people · 4 mi N
- Franklin Park, FL2,018 people · 4 mi W
- Lazy Lake, FL35 people · 3 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fort Lauderdale Beach's climate
What is the coldest month at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
January, with a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 60°F. The warmest is August (91°F by day, 77°F at night).
Does it snow at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
September, with 9.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 2.52 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Lauderdale Beach in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Lauderdale Beach in zone 11a in ZIP code 33304, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL6 miles from this station, 76.8°F a year
- Fort Lauderdale, FL6 miles from this station, 77.2°F a year
- Pompano Beach, FL7 miles from this station, 77.2°F a year
- Hollywood, FL13 miles from this station, 77.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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