Weather in Fort Lauderdale in August 2024
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale;
Average weather
Average temperature in Fort Lauderdale in August
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +24°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +33°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +33°C.
Is Fort Lauderdale warm or cold in August?
Fort Lauderdale is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +26°C to +26°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is the hottest month in Fort Lauderdale, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Fort Lauderdale in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +35°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 201 mm | 228 mm | 241 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 76% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 201 mm to 228 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 76%. Winds are calmer in comparison to July, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 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 August, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Fort Lauderdale?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Fort Lauderdale in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1994 (+31°C) and the highest in 2022 (+35°C). The driest year was 1987 with only 86 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1999 with 805 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.