Fort Lauderdale weather
Loading live data…Latest for Fort Lauderdale: European (ECMWF): 20° Overcast · American (NOAA GFS): 21° Mainly clear · German (DWD ICON): 21° Mainly clear.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Fort Lauderdale and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Fort Lauderdale? Fort Lauderdale, United States, sits at 26.1°N in a subtropical climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Fort Lauderdale right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a beach trip the rain and wind columns below matter most - that is what makes or breaks a day by the sea.
Best time to visit Fort Lauderdale
The most comfortable time to visit Fort Lauderdale is usually January, February, March and April, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 24-33°C range and the heaviest June rain is behind you.
Fort Lauderdale weather by month
what to expect in Fort Lauderdale through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Airport (WMO)Here is Fort Lauderdale's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Fort Lauderdale by season.
Fort Lauderdale compared with Toronto
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Fort Lauderdale 28°C, Toronto 14°C
Rain over a year
Fort Lauderdale 1,548 mm, Toronto 924 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Fort Lauderdale runs 14°C warmer than Toronto, with every month between +5°C and +24°C. Over a year it gets 68% more rain than Toronto.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Fort Lauderdale | Toronto | Difference | Sunlight, Fort Lauderdale | Sunlight, Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 0°C | +24°C | 78% | 56% |
| February | 25°C | 1°C | +24°C | 79% | 57% |
| March | 26°C | 5°C | +21°C | 81% | 64% |
| April | 28°C | 12°C | +16°C | 82% | 67% |
| May | 30°C | 19°C | +11°C | 79% | 72% |
| June | 31°C | 24°C | +7°C | 73% | 76% |
| July | 32°C | 27°C | +5°C | 76% | 79% |
| August | 32°C | 26°C | +6°C | 76% | 79% |
| September | 31°C | 22°C | +9°C | 75% | 76% |
| October | 30°C | 15°C | +15°C | 79% | 63% |
| November | 27°C | 8°C | +19°C | 80% | 60% |
| December | 25°C | 3°C | +22°C | 78% | 54% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Fort Lauderdale: station normals from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Airport (WMO), rain included. Toronto: station normals from Toronto City (WMO); rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Toronto stands in for Canada here; other cities have their own climate tables.