Weather in Fort Lauderdale in April 2024
- April is usually the driest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale
Average weather
Average temperature in Fort Lauderdale in April
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +28°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +28°C.
Is Fort Lauderdale warm or cold in April?
Fort Lauderdale is typically warm in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +26°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +19°C to +21°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Fort Lauderdale:
Climate in Fort Lauderdale in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +27°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +9°C | +14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +35°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 79 mm | 86 mm | 142 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 68% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +26°C to +27°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 79 mm to 86 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 7 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Fort Lauderdale is gradually decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Fort Lauderdale?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Fort Lauderdale in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+27°C) and the highest in 2020 (+32°C). The driest year was 1987 with only 12 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 389 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Fort Lauderdale, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.