Weather in Fort Lauderdale in March 2025
- March is usually the driest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale
Average weather
Average temperature in Fort Lauderdale in March
The temperature in March is +82°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +90°F during the day and a minimum of +57°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +82°F to +82°F.
Is Fort Lauderdale warm or cold in March?
Fort Lauderdale is typically warm in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +77°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +64°F to +66°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Fort Lauderdale:
Water temperature in Fort Lauderdale in March
Water in Fort Lauderdale in March is Comfortable. It varies from +69°F to +78°F, with an average of +74°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +79°F.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Fort Lauderdale in March?
Climate in Fort Lauderdale in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +79°F | +81°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +36°F | +48°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +91°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 67 mm | 79 mm | 87 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +71°F | +74°F | +78°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 69% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +77°F to +79°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 67 mm to 79 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 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 March, going from 3 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Fort Lauderdale?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Fort Lauderdale in March 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.