Season guide · Fort Lauderdale · United States
Fort Lauderdale in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Pictured: Museum of Discovery and Science, Fort Lauderdale · Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Quick answer
Hot, humid and wet with short afternoon storms, the warmest sea and the lowest prices; the start of hurricane season. Expect highs up to 32°C (90°F) and lows around 25°C (77°F), with about 48 rainy days across June–August.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 25°C (77°F) to 32°C (90°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 48
- Sea
- 29°C (84°F) to 30°C (86°F)
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
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Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 16 | 13.8 h | 3/5 |
| July | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 15 | 13.6 h | 3/5 |
| August | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17 | 13 h | 2/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 32°C (90°F) against a yearly 28°C (82°F), and 48 of the year's roughly 131 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Stonewall Pride in Wilton Manors (usually June)
- July: Independence Day fireworks on the beach (4 July)
Good choices for summer
Market · Sunrise
Sawgrass Mills
Pick up a map and plan by section; the mall is far too big to walk end to end in one go.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free
- Shopping
- Rainy day
Museum · Las Olas and Downtown
Museum of Discovery and Science
Downtown's science museum has hands-on galleries on the Everglades, the sea and space, a large gravity clock in the atrium and a giant-screen theatre.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Nature
Gallery · Las Olas and Downtown
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Combine it with lunch on Las Olas, two minutes' walk away.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
Day trips in summer
- Everglades National Park (Shark Valley) (About 1 hour 15 minutes by car) — Shark Valley on the park's northern edge has a 24 km paved loop through sawgrass prairie, covered by a narrated tram or by rented bike, with an observation tower at the halfway point.
- Palm Beach and West Palm Beach (About 40 minutes by Brightline; about 1 hour by car) — Palm Beach's Worth Avenue shopping street and the Flagler Museum, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age mansion Whitehall, sit across the lagoon from West Palm Beach, home of the Norton Museum of Art and the Clematis Street dining area.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and high-factor sunscreen
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Fort Lauderdale?
It is a trade-off: Hot, humid and wet with short afternoon storms, the warmest sea and the lowest prices; the start of hurricane season. The best months overall are November–April.
+What is the weather like in Fort Lauderdale in summer?
Highs of up to 32°C (90°F) and lows around 25°C (77°F), with about 48 rainy days over the season.