Tropical rainforest
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Broward County, Florida · Population 183k · 66 ft elevation
Living in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale has a tropical rainforest climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and warm winters (January lows around 59°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 64″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 256 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fort Lauderdale at a glance
- Population
- 183k
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 69°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 64″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $456k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,776/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 673 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,288 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76°F | 59°F | 2.5″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 68°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 72°F | 6.3″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 76°F | 8.0″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 76°F | 6.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 77°F | 7.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 76°F | 9.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 73°F | 7.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 78°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 226 hrs |
Near Fort Lauderdale
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology