Zip 33308 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Climate

Fort Lauderdale, FL (33308) has a subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and warm winters. Temperatures rarely dip below 50°F during the winter months, while average highs in the summer can easily reach 90°F or higher. Summer months also bring frequent rain showers, although these usually pass quickly and are often accompanied by cooling breezes off the nearby ocean. The humidity can be quite high in Fort Lauderdale, especially during the summer months when temperatures peak.

Fort Lauderdale (zip 33308), Florida gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Lauderdale (zip 33308) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 249 sunny days per year in Fort Lauderdale (zip 33308). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Lauderdale (zip 33308) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 58
Rain: averages 61 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 33308 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Florida.

2.1 Summer - 9.1 Winter

February, December and March are the most pleasant months in the 33308 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the 33308 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. In the 33308 zip code, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 33308 zip code are February, December and March.

In the 33308 zip code, there are 73.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 33308 zip code with an average of 58.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Florida.

In the 33308 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In the 33308 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

Humidity in the 33308 zip code is significant throughout the year, and miserable in the summer. The humidity here has been described as oppressive or stifling in the summer. The humid season extends from April-November and the most comfortable months are December-March.

September is the wettest month in the 33308 zip code with 9.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.7 inches in the 33308 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.

September is the rainiest month in the 33308 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 137.8 rainy days annually in the 33308 zip code, 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.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 33308 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 33308 zip code.

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