Fort Lauderdale weather in August: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Fort Lauderdale in August has a normal high of 90°F and a normal low of 78°F, a daily mean of 84°F, holding near 90°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 17 days in a normal August, 7.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 26°C, 200 mm of precipitation in August.
- 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 August?
The normal high is 90°F and the normal low 78°F, for a daily mean of 84.0°F. August is 0.2°F warmer than July and 1.3°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 91°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 0.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 83°F and 85°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 56%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 91°F | 78°F | 52% | 34% |
| August 8 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% |
| August 15 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 35% |
| August 22 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% |
| August 31 | 89°F | 77°F | 56% | 37% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 91°F | 78°F | 52% | 34% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 2 | 91°F | 78°F | 52% | 34% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 3 | 91°F | 78°F | 52% | 34% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 4 | 91°F | 78°F | 52% | 34% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 5 | 91°F | 78°F | 52% | 34% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 6 | 91°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 7 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 8 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 9 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 10 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 11 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 12 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 13 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 14 | 90°F | 78°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 15 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 16 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h |
| August 17 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 36% | 13 h |
| August 18 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 36% | 13 h |
| August 19 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 36% | 13 h |
| August 20 | 90°F | 78°F | 54% | 36% | 13 h |
| August 21 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 13 h |
| August 22 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 13 h |
| August 23 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 24 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 25 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 26 | 90°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 27 | 89°F | 78°F | 55% | 36% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 28 | 89°F | 78°F | 56% | 37% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 29 | 89°F | 78°F | 56% | 37% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 30 | 89°F | 78°F | 56% | 37% | 12 h 40 min |
| August 31 | 89°F | 77°F | 56% | 37% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 90°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 78°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 7.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 170.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 12 h 40 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 76%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 August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 54% on average, highest around August 28 (56%). In all, 7.89 in falls on 17 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Fort Lauderdale, 20 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012849.
What are the records for August in Fort Lauderdale?
The warmest August temperature on Fort Lauderdale's official record (since 1912) is 100°F, on August 4, 1944; the coldest is 66°F, on August 13, 1923. The wettest August brought 15.48 in (1995).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 84.0°F: 2021 84.6°F (+0.6), 2022 85.7°F (+1.7), 2023 85.0°F (+1.0), 2024 84.8°F (+0.8), 2025 84.4°F (+0.4), 2026 85.7°F (+1.7). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84.6°F | +0.6°F | 4.69 in |
| 2022 | 85.7°F | +1.7°F | 1.54 in |
| 2023 | 85.0°F | +1.0°F | 11.50 in |
| 2024 | 84.8°F | +0.8°F | 11.03 in |
| 2025 | 84.4°F | +0.4°F | 6.20 in |
| 2026 | 85.7°F | +1.7°F | 4.26 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012849. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Fort Lauderdale compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, August normal highs run from 88°F in Palm Coast to 94°F in Plant City; Fort Lauderdale's is 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Lauderdale in July90°F by day, 78°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale in September88°F by day, 77°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Plant City: Florida's warmest Augustnormal high 94°F