2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Chattanooga, TN

Highlights

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Chattanooga. Fort Lauderdale averages 246 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chattanooga, Tennessee gets 51.1 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.

Chattanooga averages 1.5 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

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28.9
Rain: averages 51.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1.5 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 Chattanooga is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

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

75°F

Today's Weather - Chattanooga, TN

55°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fort Lauderdale / Chattanooga

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 Chattanooga with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Chattanooga, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chattanooga are May, September and October.

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 Chattanooga with an average of 28.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.

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 Chattanooga, there are 39.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.

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 Chattanooga, there are 71.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.

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 Chattanooga, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.

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.


December is the wettest month in Chattanooga with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.1 inches in Chattanooga means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

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.

December is the rainiest month in Chattanooga with 9.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.0 rainy days annually in Chattanooga, which is one of the least rainy places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% 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 1.5 inches in Chattanooga means that it is one of the least snowy places in Tennessee.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Fort Lauderdale.

January is the snowiest month in Chattanooga with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.