Fort Lauderdale Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Fort Lauderdale, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cool weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 58 | January | 24 | 14 |
| 78 | 61 | February | 25 | 16 |
| 79 | 62 | March | 26 | 17 |
| 84 | 69 | April | 29 | 20 |
| 86 | 72 | May | 30 | 22 |
| 89 | 76 | June | 32 | 24 |
| 90 | 77 | July | 32 | 25 |
| 91 | 77 | August | 33 | 25 |
| 89 | 76 | September | 32 | 24 |
| 86 | 73 | October | 30 | 23 |
| 81 | 66 | November | 27 | 19 |
| 78 | 63 | December | 26 | 17 |
| 84 | 69 | Year | 29 | 21 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 58 | January | 24 | 14 |
| 77 | 60 | February | 25 | 15 |
| 79 | 62 | March | 26 | 17 |
| 83 | 67 | April | 28 | 20 |
| 86 | 71 | May | 30 | 22 |
| 89 | 75 | June | 32 | 24 |
| 90 | 76 | July | 32 | 24 |
| 91 | 76 | August | 33 | 25 |
| 89 | 75 | September | 32 | 24 |
| 86 | 72 | October | 30 | 22 |
| 81 | 66 | November | 27 | 19 |
| 77 | 61 | December | 25 | 16 |
| 84 | 68 | Year | 29 | 20 |
Days of Hot Weather in Fort Lauderdale
Over half of summer days at Fort Lauderdale have temperatures peaking in the 90s Fahrenheit. Spring and fall months also see an occasional day of 90-degree weather.
But it doesn't normally get any hotter. Temperatures topping 100 °F (over 38 °C) are not expected here.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 9 | 0 |
| February | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| March | 30 | 16 | 1 |
| April | 30 | 24 | 2 |
| May | 31 | 30 | 5 |
| June | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| July | 31 | 31 | 19 |
| August | 31 | 31 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| October | 31 | 30 | 3 |
| November | 30 | 21 | 0 |
| December | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| Year | 355 | 277 | 75 |
How Often Fort Lauderdale Has Cool Temperatures
Even in winter, Fort Lauderdale's temperature seldom drops below 40 °F. On average, only two nights a year get that cold. Freezing temperatures are not normal here.
| 40 °F 4 °C |
50 °F 10 °C | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 6 |
| February | 1 | 4 |
| March | 0 | 2 |
| April | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 1 |
| December | 0 | 4 |
| Year | 2 | 17 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.