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Typical March weather

Fort Lauderdale

Florida · March

Peak crowd, peak color — the water has caught up.

80° days
66° nights

about 3 rainy days · 12 hours of daylight · ocean 77°

What to pack

What March feels like

The old spring break reputation is long gone, bought out by the city decades ago, but March still fills the beach with families plus everyone who has been here since January. This is when the Atlantic finally hits the temperature people imagined when they booked.

Expect about 3 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 77° — comfortable for swimming.

The numbers

Typical high80°
Typical low66°
Days with real rain3
Total rain2.4 in
Water temperature77°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:29 am / 7:29 pm

How March compares

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