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Best time to visit Fort Lauderdale

January is the best time to visit Fort Lauderdale for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 89/100
A beach holiday April sea 26 °C
The least cloud April 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 44 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 89 23 °C 8 82
2 February 87 24 °C 7 85
3 December 85 24 °C 8 84
4 March 84 25 °C 8 87
5 November 79 26 °C 9 86
6 April 76 27 °C 9 88
7 May 63 28 °C 13 78
8 October 60 28 °C 15 72
9 June 48 29 °C 21 70
10 September 47 29 °C 22 67
11 July 45 30 °C 22 65
12 August 44 30 °C 24 63

For a beach holiday

April scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 23 °C 51 % 82
February 25 °C 24 °C 45 % 85
March 25 °C 25 °C 45 % 87
April 26 °C 27 °C 44 % 88
May 27 °C 28 °C 46 % 78
June 28 °C 29 °C 65 % 70
July 29 °C 30 °C 62 % 65
August 30 °C 30 °C 64 % 63
September 29 °C 29 °C 66 % 67
October 28 °C 28 °C 55 % 72
November 27 °C 26 °C 49 % 86
December 26 °C 24 °C 50 % 84

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.3 °C 55 mm 51 %
February 24.2 °C 45 mm 45 %
March 25.2 °C 57 mm 45 %
April 26.8 °C 68 mm 44 %
May 28.3 °C 109 mm 46 %
June 29.5 °C 180 mm 65 %
July 30.3 °C 139 mm 62 %
August 30.3 °C 173 mm 64 %
September 29.5 °C 175 mm 66 %
October 28.0 °C 129 mm 55 %
November 25.8 °C 57 mm 49 %
December 24.2 °C 44 mm 50 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.