Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport United States

At Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, the summers are long, hot, oppressive, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are comfortable, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 60°F to 90°F and is rarely below 46°F or above 93°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport for warm-weather activities is from late October to early May.

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 31 to September 29, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is August, with an average high of 90°F and low of 78°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 3 to March 3, with an average daily high temperature below 78°F. The coldest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is January, with an average low of 61°F and high of 75°F.

At Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport begins around October 12 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around May 25.

The clearest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 25 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 12.

The cloudiest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from May 22 to October 11, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is August, with an average of 19.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.4 months, from October 11 to May 22. The month with the fewest wet days at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is December, with an average of 5.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is August, with an average of 19.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 63% on June 19.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The month with the most rain at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 6.3 inches.

The month with the least rain at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is December, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The length of the day at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:27 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 7 minutes later at 7:34 AM on March 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:28 PM on November 29, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 49 minutes later at 8:17 PM on July 1.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.7 months, from April 10 to December 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 41% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is February, with 7.1 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from October 6 to May 19, with average wind speeds of more than 9.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.6 months, from May 19 to October 6. The calmest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is from the east throughout the year.

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.5 months, from June 23 to October 8, with an average temperature above 83°F. The month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from December 20 to April 10, with an average temperature below 78°F. The month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 76°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to early May, with a peak score in the third week of March.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport for hot-weather activities are from early April to late May and from mid October to early November, with a peak score in the first week of May.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from March 26 to May 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is April, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from November 6 to January 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is December, with an average of 3.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport are 26.198 deg latitude, -80.170 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 10 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (23 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (82 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (99%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (74%) and water (22%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and herbaceous vegetation (26%).