Fort Lauderdale weather in January: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Fort Lauderdale in January has a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 61°F, a daily mean of 68°F, holding near 76°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 2.90 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 16°C, 74 mm of precipitation in January.
- 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 January?
The normal high is 76°F and the normal low 61°F, for a daily mean of 68.3°F. January is 2.9°F cooler than December and 2.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale and the 9th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 66°F and 71°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 25%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 76°F | 62°F | 25% | 12% |
| January 8 | 76°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% |
| January 15 | 75°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% |
| January 22 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% |
| January 31 | 76°F | 62°F | 20% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 30, coldest night January 15)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 76°F | 62°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 76°F | 62°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 76°F | 62°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 76°F | 62°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 76°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 76°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 76°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 76°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 75°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 75°F | 61°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 75°F | 61°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 75°F | 61°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 75°F | 61°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 75°F | 61°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 75°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 75°F | 60°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 75°F | 60°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 75°F | 60°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 75°F | 60°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 75°F | 61°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 76°F | 61°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 76°F | 61°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 76°F | 61°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 76°F | 61°F | 20% | 12% | 11 h |
| January 31 | 76°F | 62°F | 20% | 12% | 11 h |
- Normal high
- 76°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 61°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.90 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 11 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 27
- Days at 80°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 78%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 January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around January 1 (25%). In all, 2.90 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012849.
What are the records for January in Fort Lauderdale?
The warmest January temperature on Fort Lauderdale's official record (since 1912) is 88°F, on January 11, 1914; the coldest is 28°F, on January 20, 1977. The wettest January brought 10.03 in (1993).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.3°F: 2021 68.6°F (+0.3), 2022 68.5°F (+0.2), 2023 71.8°F (+3.5), 2024 70.2°F (+1.9), 2025 66.0°F (−2.3), 2026 68.0°F (−0.3). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.6°F | +0.3°F | 0.45 in |
| 2022 | 68.5°F | +0.2°F | 6.46 in |
| 2023 | 71.8°F | +3.5°F | 0.03 in |
| 2024 | 70.2°F | +1.9°F | 0.84 in |
| 2025 | 66.0°F | −2.3°F | 1.36 in |
| 2026 | 68.0°F | −0.3°F | 2.45 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012849. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Fort Lauderdale compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, January normal highs run from 60°F in Milton to 78°F in Homestead; Fort Lauderdale's is 76°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Lauderdale in December78°F by day, 65°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale in February77°F by day, 63°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Homestead: Florida's warmest Januarynormal high 78°F