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Typical October weather

Fort Lauderdale

Florida · October

The waterfront fills with boats and better air.

85° days
74° nights

about 8 rainy days · 11½ hours of daylight · ocean 83°

What to pack

What October feels like

The international boat show packs the marinas at the end of the month and every hotel room with it. The rain is still around early on, but by Halloween the air usually carries its first drier edge.

Rain arrives about 8 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 83° — bath-warm.

The numbers

Typical high85°
Typical low74°
Days with real rain8
Total rain7.4 in
Water temperature83°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:19 am / 6:52 pm

How October compares

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