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.

10-year temperature averages for Fort Lauderdale, 2010 to 2019
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
30-year temperature averages for Fort Lauderdale, 1991 to 2020
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.

Days per month in Fort Lauderdale of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  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.

Days per month on average in Fort Lauderdale when the minimum temperature drops to 50 or 40 °F and lower
  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.

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