2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Jacksonville Beach, FL

Highlights

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Jacksonville Beach. Fort Lauderdale averages 246 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jacksonville Beach, Florida gets 48.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Fort Lauderdale, Florida gets 62.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Jacksonville Beach averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. Fort Lauderdale averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Summer High: the July high is around 90.4 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45.6
Rain: averages 48.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Summer High: the July high is around 90.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 58.8
Rain: averages 62.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jacksonville Beach is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Florida.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Lauderdale is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

Today's Weather - Fort Lauderdale, FL

81°F

Today's Weather - Jacksonville Beach, FL

76°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fort Lauderdale / Jacksonville Beach

August is the hottest month for Fort Lauderdale with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Fort Lauderdale, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Lauderdale are December, February and March.

July is the hottest month for Jacksonville Beach with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Jacksonville Beach, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jacksonville Beach are April, October and November.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Lauderdale with an average of 58.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jacksonville Beach with an average of 45.6°. This is colder than most places in Florida.

In Fort Lauderdale, there are 60.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Florida.

In Jacksonville Beach, there are 48.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Florida.

In Fort Lauderdale, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Florida.

In Jacksonville Beach, there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In Fort Lauderdale, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

In Jacksonville Beach, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

June is the wettest month in Fort Lauderdale with 9.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.8 inches in Fort Lauderdale means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.


September is the wettest month in Jacksonville Beach with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.9 inches in Jacksonville Beach means that it is one of the driest places in Florida.

September is the rainiest month in Fort Lauderdale with 17.1 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 133.6 rainy days annually in Fort Lauderdale, which is one of the rainiest places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Jacksonville Beach with 13.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 112.1 rainy days annually in Jacksonville Beach, which is about average compared to other places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Fort Lauderdale, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Jacksonville Beach means that it is one of the snowiest places in Florida.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Fort Lauderdale.

December is the snowiest month in Jacksonville Beach with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.