Fort Lauderdale weather in March: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Fort Lauderdale in March has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 73°F, rising from 79°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal March, 2.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 19°C, 60 mm of precipitation in March.
- 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 March?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 72.6°F. March is 2.3°F warmer than February and 3.8°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 79°F on March 1 to 81°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 70°F and 75°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% |
| March 8 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% |
| March 15 | 80°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% |
| March 22 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% |
| March 31 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 13% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 2 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 3 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 4 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 5 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 6 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 7 | 79°F | 65°F | 20% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 8 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 9 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 10 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 11 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 79°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 15 | 80°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 16 | 80°F | 65°F | 21% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 80°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 81°F | 66°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 26 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 27 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 30 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 31 | 81°F | 67°F | 21% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 66°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 2.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 40 min to 12 h 20 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 18
- Sunshine
- 81%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 March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around March 19 (21%). In all, 2.38 in falls on 6 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Fort Lauderdale, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012849.
What are the records for March in Fort Lauderdale?
The warmest March temperature on Fort Lauderdale's official record (since 1912) is 94°F, on March 24, 1948; the coldest is 32°F, on March 3, 1980. The wettest March brought 12.31 in (1970).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 72.6°F: 2021 74.3°F (+1.7), 2022 75.6°F (+3.0), 2023 76.3°F (+3.7), 2024 76.3°F (+3.7), 2025 72.4°F (−0.2), 2026 74.8°F (+2.2). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.3°F | +1.7°F | 1.18 in |
| 2022 | 75.6°F | +3.0°F | 1.07 in |
| 2023 | 76.3°F | +3.7°F | 1.19 in |
| 2024 | 76.3°F | +3.7°F | 4.87 in |
| 2025 | 72.4°F | −0.2°F | 2.81 in |
| 2026 | 74.8°F | +2.2°F | 6.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012849. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Fort Lauderdale compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, March normal highs run from 70°F in Niceville to 83°F in Everglades; Fort Lauderdale's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Lauderdale in February77°F by day, 63°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale in April83°F by day, 70°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Everglades: Florida's warmest Marchnormal high 83°F