Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Miami, FL

Side-by-side comparison of monthly climate normals (NOAA 1991-2020).

Fort Lauderdale is about the same temperature as Miami (76.9°F vs 76.1°F annual avg) and wetter than it (64.3 in vs 57.2 in per year). Fort Lauderdale has a Tropical rainforest climate; Miami a Tropical monsoon climate.

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Annual avg
76.9°F
Annual precip
64.3 in
Warmest month
August (90.7°F)
Coldest month
January (59.6°F)
Annual swing
15.7°F
Pleasant months
3 / 12
Tropical rainforest Af USDA Zone 11a

Miami, FL

Annual avg
76.1°F
Annual precip
57.2 in
Warmest month
August (88.1°F)
Coldest month
January (61.2°F)
Annual swing
15.7°F
Pleasant months
6 / 12
Tropical monsoon Am USDA Zone 11b

Best months to visit each city

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Fort Lauderdale Miami
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 76.6°F 59.6°F 2.52 in 73.6°F 61.2°F 2.33 in
February 78.1°F 61.4°F 3.30 in 74.8°F 63.3°F 2.27 in
March 80.1°F 63.8°F 3.20 in 76.5°F 65.2°F 2.47 in
April 83.3°F 68.3°F 3.51 in 79.6°F 69.8°F 3.44 in
May 86.0°F 72.3°F 6.32 in 82.7°F 73.6°F 4.94 in
June 88.8°F 75.7°F 7.99 in 86.0°F 76.5°F 7.76 in
July 90.5°F 76.5°F 6.05 in 87.8°F 78.0°F 5.98 in
August 90.7°F 77.0°F 7.25 in 88.1°F 78.1°F 7.51 in
September 89.4°F 76.5°F 9.30 in 87.0°F 77.2°F 8.45 in
October 86.2°F 73.6°F 7.65 in 83.7°F 74.4°F 6.49 in
November 81.6°F 67.6°F 4.17 in 78.9°F 68.6°F 3.29 in
December 78.3°F 63.3°F 2.99 in 76.1°F 64.6°F 2.25 in
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