Weather in Fort Lauderdale in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale;
Average weather
Average temperature in Fort Lauderdale in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +33°C with a maximum of +35°C and a minimum of +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +35°C.
Is Fort Lauderdale warm or cold in August?
Fort Lauderdale is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go up 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:
Water temperature in Fort Lauderdale in August
Water in Fort Lauderdale in August is Very warm. It varies from +29°C to +31°C, with an average of +30°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Fort Lauderdale in August?
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 | ||||||
| 202 mm | 230 mm | 243 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 76% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in 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 202 mm to 230 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 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 7 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 increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 5 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 1984 (+26°C) and the highest in 2023 (+29°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 833 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 3290 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, 2023.
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.