Fort Lauderdale weather in April: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Fort Lauderdale in April has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 70°F, a daily mean of 76°F, rising from 81°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal April, 3.02 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 21°C, 77 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationFort Lauderdale International Airport
- Station IDUSW00012849
- Location26.07°N 80.15°W
- Elevation11 ft (3 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population190,641
- Jan 76° 61°
- Feb 77° 63°
- Mar 80° 66°
- Apr 83° 70°
- May 86° 74°
- Jun 88° 77°
- Jul 90° 78°
- Aug 90° 78°
- Sep 88° 77°
- Oct 85° 74°
- Nov 81° 68°
- Dec 78° 65°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Lauderdale in April?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 70°F, for a daily mean of 76.4°F. April is 3.8°F warmer than March and 3.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 81°F on April 1 to 84°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 75°F and 78°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 81°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% |
| April 8 | 82°F | 69°F | 22% | 14% |
| April 15 | 83°F | 70°F | 23% | 14% |
| April 22 | 84°F | 71°F | 24% | 15% |
| April 30 | 84°F | 72°F | 26% | 17% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 81°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| April 2 | 81°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 82°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 4 | 82°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 5 | 82°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 6 | 82°F | 68°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 7 | 82°F | 69°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 8 | 82°F | 69°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 9 | 82°F | 69°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 10 | 82°F | 69°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 11 | 83°F | 69°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 12 | 83°F | 69°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 13 | 83°F | 70°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 14 | 83°F | 70°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 15 | 83°F | 70°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 16 | 83°F | 70°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 17 | 83°F | 70°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 18 | 83°F | 70°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 19 | 83°F | 71°F | 23% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 20 | 83°F | 71°F | 23% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 21 | 84°F | 71°F | 23% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 22 | 84°F | 71°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 23 | 84°F | 71°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 24 | 84°F | 71°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 25 | 84°F | 71°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 26 | 84°F | 72°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 27 | 84°F | 72°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 28 | 84°F | 72°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h |
| April 29 | 84°F | 72°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h |
| April 30 | 84°F | 72°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 83°FApril average
- Normal low
- 70°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.02 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 12 h 20 min to 13 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 26
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012849; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Lauderdale in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around April 30 (26%). In all, 3.02 in falls on 7 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Fort Lauderdale, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012849.
What are the records for April in Fort Lauderdale?
The warmest April temperature on Fort Lauderdale's official record (since 1912) is 96°F, on April 26, 2015; the coldest is 40°F, on April 7, 1950. The wettest April brought 31.22 in (2023).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.4°F: 2021 77.2°F (+0.8), 2022 77.7°F (+1.3), 2023 78.2°F (+1.8), 2024 78.8°F (+2.4), 2025 76.9°F (+0.5), 2026 77.1°F (+0.7). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.2°F | +0.8°F | 2.74 in |
| 2022 | 77.7°F | +1.3°F | 1.93 in |
| 2023 | 78.2°F | +1.8°F | 31.22 in |
| 2024 | 78.8°F | +2.4°F | 2.16 in |
| 2025 | 76.9°F | +0.5°F | 2.04 in |
| 2026 | 77.1°F | +0.7°F | 2.59 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012849. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Fort Lauderdale compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, April normal highs run from 76°F in Destin to 87°F in Everglades; Fort Lauderdale's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Lauderdale in March80°F by day, 66°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale in May86°F by day, 74°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in AprilThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Everglades: Florida's warmest Aprilnormal high 87°F