February is one of the cooler months of the year in Fort Lauderdale, with average highs near 23.5°C and lows around 20.5°C (mean 22°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 53 mm of rainfall and 76% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the cooler months of the year in Fort Lauderdale. Across 45 years of records, the warmest February in Fort Lauderdale was 2023 — when the month averaged 24.2°C — while the coldest was 2010 at 18.5°C. Typical February days reach 23.5°C with nights near 20.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
February is one of the drier months in Fort Lauderdale, averaging 53 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 1983 with 232 mm, while the driest was 2011 at 5 mm.
Relative humidity in Fort Lauderdale during February averages 76%. The most humid February was 2021 at 80%, and the least humid was 1999 at 70%.
February receives about 4.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Fort Lauderdale. The sunniest Februarys were 1996 and 2023 at 4.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Fort Lauderdale during February is 4.8 m/s. The windiest Februarys were 1983 and 1998 at 6.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2014 and 2025 at 4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.6°C | 21.7°C | 21.8°C | 22.2°C | 23.1°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 23.1°C | 23.1°C | 23.4°C | 23.7°C | 24.6°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 20.1°C | 20.2°C | 20.2°C | 20.7°C | 21.7°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 66 mm | 61 mm | 47 mm | 47 mm | 41 mm | -25 mm |
February temperatures in Fort Lauderdale have risen by about 1.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
February has ranged from a record low of 7.7°C (1996) to a record high of 27.7°C (2023).
Rainfall in February is one of the drier months, averaging 53 mm, with a wettest year of 232 mm.
One of the best times to visit Fort Lauderdale
February is one of the best times to visit Fort Lauderdale. Expect days averaging 23.5°C and nights around 20.5°C (mean 22°C) — cooler than Fort Lauderdale's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (53 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.0°C | 23.7°C | 22.4°C | 26.6°C | 19.2°C | 34 mm | 79% | 4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 23.3°C | 21.5°C | 19.8°C | 25.8°C | 15.4°C | 47 mm | 73% | 4.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 🔥 | 25.6°C | 24.2°C | 22.9°C | 27.7°C | 16.8°C | 29 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 24.4°C | 23.1°C | 21.9°C | 26.3°C | 16.2°C | 33 mm | 78% | 4.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 24.5°C | 23.1°C | 21.7°C | 26.7°C | 12.3°C | 43 mm | 80% | 5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 24.5°C | 23.0°C | 21.4°C | 27.1°C | 13.7°C | 60 mm | 76% | 5.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 25.2°C | 24.1°C | 22.9°C | 27.3°C | 20.3°C | 53 mm | 78% | 4.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 24.8°C | 23.9°C | 22.9°C | 25.9°C | 20.3°C | 22 mm | 78% | 4.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 24.8°C | 23.3°C | 21.9°C | 27.0°C | 19.9°C | 28 mm | 75% | 4.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 22.3°C | 20.8°C | 19.2°C | 26.2°C | 12.7°C | 47 mm | 73% | 5.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2015 | 22.7°C | 20.8°C | 19.0°C | 26.9°C | 11.1°C | 72 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 25.1°C | 23.6°C | 22.1°C | 27.1°C | 14.4°C | 35 mm | 76% | 4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 23.8°C | 22.3°C | 20.7°C | 26.8°C | 12.0°C | 43 mm | 75% | 4.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 24.0°C | 22.8°C | 21.6°C | 26.7°C | 13.1°C | 68 mm | 78% | 4.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2011 | 23.6°C | 22.2°C | 20.7°C | 25.8°C | 15.2°C | 5 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2010 ❄️ | 20.6°C | 18.5°C | 16.3°C | 24.7°C | 11.5°C | 101 mm | 73% | 5.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 21.9°C | 20.2°C | 18.5°C | 25.1°C | 8.8°C | 13 mm | 71% | 4.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 24.8°C | 23.3°C | 21.8°C | 27.3°C | 13.5°C | 80 mm | 77% | 4.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2007 | 23.2°C | 21.4°C | 19.7°C | 26.4°C | 11.9°C | 54 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2006 | 22.3°C | 20.5°C | 18.6°C | 26.1°C | 10.5°C | 85 mm | 74% | 4.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 22.8°C | 21.4°C | 19.9°C | 25.8°C | 13.1°C | 14 mm | 72% | 4.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2004 | 23.8°C | 21.9°C | 20.0°C | 26.1°C | 12.6°C | 50 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 24.5°C | 22.8°C | 21.1°C | 27.4°C | 15.5°C | 40 mm | 79% | 4.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 | 23.3°C | 21.7°C | 20.1°C | 25.7°C | 14.1°C | 92 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 24.5°C | 23.3°C | 22.1°C | 27.0°C | 18.2°C | 11 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 22.7°C | 21.5°C | 20.3°C | 25.1°C | 15.4°C | 28 mm | 73% | 4.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 23.4°C | 21.9°C | 20.4°C | 26.0°C | 14.7°C | 27 mm | 70% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 23.0°C | 21.2°C | 19.5°C | 26.4°C | 13.1°C | 138 mm | 79% | 6.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 24.5°C | 23.4°C | 22.3°C | 26.0°C | 16.8°C | 57 mm | 77% | 5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1996 | 21.7°C | 19.7°C | 17.6°C | 25.2°C | 7.7°C | 20 mm | 75% | 4.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 22.1°C | 20.3°C | 18.5°C | 25.2°C | 10.3°C | 48 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1994 | 24.0°C | 22.9°C | 21.9°C | 26.2°C | 16.0°C | 109 mm | 79% | 4.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1993 | 22.2°C | 20.7°C | 19.2°C | 25.7°C | 14.2°C | 45 mm | 76% | 5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 23.0°C | 21.7°C | 20.4°C | 26.5°C | 15.2°C | 62 mm | 78% | 4.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 23.0°C | 21.5°C | 20.0°C | 25.8°C | 9.0°C | 65 mm | 74% | 5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 24.5°C | 23.4°C | 22.2°C | 26.4°C | 16.4°C | 37 mm | 72% | 5.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1989 | 23.5°C | 21.9°C | 20.3°C | 26.4°C | 8.1°C | 24 mm | 71% | 4.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 22.3°C | 20.5°C | 18.7°C | 26.0°C | 12.1°C | 40 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1987 | 23.0°C | 21.6°C | 20.3°C | 25.6°C | 15.2°C | 74 mm | 77% | 4.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1986 | 23.6°C | 22.0°C | 20.4°C | 26.1°C | 14.6°C | 34 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1985 | 22.6°C | 21.1°C | 19.7°C | 25.6°C | 11.6°C | 12 mm | 73% | 5.2 m/s | 4 |
| 1984 | 23.1°C | 21.7°C | 20.2°C | 25.8°C | 13.3°C | 50 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 22.4°C | 20.7°C | 19.0°C | 24.9°C | 14.7°C | 232 mm | 77% | 6.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.9°C | 23.6°C | 22.4°C | 26.7°C | 18.0°C | 38 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.7°C | 21.2°C | 19.6°C | 25.3°C | 13.2°C | 87 mm | 73% | 5.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 23.5°C with lows near 20.5°C (mean 22°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 53 mm of rainfall in Fort Lauderdale, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 232 mm in 1983.
The hottest February reached 27.7°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 7.7°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have risen by about 1.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.1°C to 24.6°C and overnight lows from 20.2°C to 21.7°C over the same span.
February is one of the cooler months of the year in Fort Lauderdale and one of the drier months, so plan for around 23.5°C daytime highs and 20.5°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 2nd coolest month in Fort Lauderdale, averaging 22°C.
For February in Fort Lauderdale, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 23.5°C and lows of 20.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in February averages 76% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in February is 4.8 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 6.1 m/s (1983).
The wettest February on record was 1983 with 232 mm. On average, February sees 53 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Fort Lauderdale behaves each February, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for February specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
