Weather in Fort Lauderdale in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Fort Lauderdale in April
The temperature in April is +84°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +90°F during the day and a minimum of +66°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +86°F.
Is Fort Lauderdale warm or cold in April?
Fort Lauderdale is typically warm in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +79°F to +81°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +66°F to +70°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Fort Lauderdale:
Water temperature in Fort Lauderdale in April
Water in Fort Lauderdale in April is Warm. It varies from +74°F to +81°F, with an average of +78°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +81°F.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Fort Lauderdale in April?
Climate in Fort Lauderdale in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +81°F | +84°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +36°F | +48°F | +57°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +95°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 79 mm | 87 mm | 142 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +74°F | +78°F | +80°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +79°F to +81°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 79 mm to 87 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 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 April, going from 6 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Fort Lauderdale?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Fort Lauderdale in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+79°F) and the highest in 2023 (+85°F). 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.