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Fort Lauderdale in August

okbusy · worth considering · the warmest month of the year, the wettest month of the year

The year in Fort Lauderdale

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  1. Fort Lauderdale in January: ok, busy
  2. Fort Lauderdale in February: good, busy
  3. Fort Lauderdale in March: sweet spot
  4. Fort Lauderdale in April: sweet spot
  5. Fort Lauderdale in May: sweet spot
  6. Fort Lauderdale in June: ok
  7. Fort Lauderdale in July: ok, busy
  8. Fort Lauderdale in August: ok, busy
  9. Fort Lauderdale in September: ok
  10. Fort Lauderdale in October: good
  11. Fort Lauderdale in November: good
  12. Fort Lauderdale in December: ok, busy
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August at Fort Lauderdale is 31°C by day and 25°C at night, with 14 rainy days and about 11 hours of sun a day. Busier than usual.

The numbers

Daily high31°C
Nightly low25°C
Feels like, afternoon37°C
Rainy days, 1 mm or more14 · 222 mm
Humidity81%
Sunshine11.0 h/day
Daylight13.0 h/day
Days over 35°C0
Beach and sea16 of 31 days dry and 23–35 °C; sea not measured
Crowds65 / 100, higher is quieter

Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.

Weather read at the centre, 7 km from the airport (FLL): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

How busy it gets

August: busy. Busiest in January, February, July, August and December; quietest in May, June, September, October and November.

Fort Lauderdale in pictures

What to pack

  • Summer clothes by day, highs around 31°C.
  • Rain gear you will actually use: about 14 rainy days and 222 mm.
  • Sun protection: about 11 hours of sunshine a day.
  • Humidity averages 81%; breathable fabrics dry faster.

Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.

Before you go

Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

On arrival in Fort Lauderdale: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.

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