Weather in Fort Lauderdale in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale;
Average weather
Average temperature in Fort Lauderdale in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +26°C with a maximum of +29°C and a minimum of +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +28°C.
Is Fort Lauderdale warm or cold in January?
Fort Lauderdale is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +25°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +19°C to +17°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Fort Lauderdale, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Fort Lauderdale in January
Water in Fort Lauderdale in January is Comfortable. It varies from +20°C to +24°C, with an average of +22°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +24°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Fort Lauderdale in January?
Climate in Fort Lauderdale in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +24°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | +1°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 63 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +25°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +24°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 69 mm to 63 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 5 to 6.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 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 January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Fort Lauderdale?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Fort Lauderdale in January 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.