January
OK
23.5°C / 16.5°C
17 rain days
warm, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 23.5°C / 74°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Best time to visit Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, United States — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · January & December
About Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the seat of government of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida.
— condensed from Wikipedia ("Fort Lauderdale, Florida")
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OK — shoulder months
December
OK
24.8°C / 18.7°C
17 rain days
warm, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24.8°C / 77°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
February
OK
25.1°C / 18.7°C
18 rain days
warm, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 25.1°C / 77°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
March
OK
26.2°C / 19.3°C
18 rain days
warm, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 26.2°C / 79°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Months to skip
November
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26.2°C / 20.7°C
22 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
April
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27.7°C / 21.2°C
21 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (21 rain days)
May
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28.5°C / 22.6°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
June
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29.7°C / 24.2°C
29 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
July
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30.6°C / 25.1°C
29 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.6°C)
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
October
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28.3°C / 23.2°C
25 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
September
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29.9°C / 24.5°C
28 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (28 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
August
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30.7°C / 25.2°C
29 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.7°C)
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.