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Climate risk in Fort Lauderdale

Florida, United States of America · 2M people in the urban area

What threatens Fort Lauderdale most

Water stress
High WRI Aqueduct
Cyclone wind
Category 2 once in 100 years IRIS
River flood
0.04 m in a 100-year flood

Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of United States of America

A 100-year river flood would stand 0.04 m deep in the centre of Fort Lauderdale.

New York: Dry at the city centre point.

0.04 m © OpenStreetMap
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See how deep a river flood reaches around Fort Lauderdale on the live map

Fort Lauderdale's climate in the 2050s

2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions

By the 2050s, Fort Lauderdale's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is West Palm Beach (United States of America).

Climate risk in West Palm Beach

+1.1°C

Mean temperature over the year

+1.3°C

Highest in the warmest month

+0.9°C

Lowest in the coldest month

0%

Precipitation over the year

Under high emissions, Fort Lauderdale would stay nearest its own climate today.

Its own climate today is 3.1 σ away. How close the match is: 4.3 σ to the climate of West Palm Beach today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.

Sources: TerraClimate NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6)

Where else Fort Lauderdale stands out

253 days

Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C

New York: 56 days.

Higher than in 82% of the world's 630 large cities

Hazards at Fort Lauderdale

Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.

Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C 5 days Among large cities: above 51% In United States of America: 14 of 51
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C 253 days Among large cities: above 82% In United States of America: 3 of 51
Hottest day of 2025 35.5°C Among large cities: above 43% In United States of America: 25 of 51
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions +1.9°C Among large cities: above 43% In United States of America: 47 of 51
Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 15 days Among large cities: above 71% In United States of America: 6 of 51
River flood depth, 100-year event 0.04 m Among large cities: above 85% In United States of America: 14 of 51
Coastal flood depth, 100-year event Dry at the city centre point
Water stress High (40-80%) Among large cities: above 56% In United States of America: 11 of 48
Drought risk Low-Medium Among large cities: above 1% In United States of America: 17 of 48
Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years 0.05 m/s² Among large cities: above 4% In United States of America: 50 of 51
Land burned in an average year 0%
Cyclone wind, once in 100 years 46.36 m/s

Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Fort Lauderdale on the live map

Sources: ERA5 Single Levels Daily Statistics NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6) Aqueduct Floods Hazard Maps IPCC AR6 Sea Level Projections Aqueduct 4.0 Water Risk Framework GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Map Global Biomass Burning at 500 m (GFED500) IRIS: the Imperial College Storm Model dataset About these sources

See the tropical nights around Fort Lauderdale on the live map

253 days © OpenStreetMap
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Large cities near Fort Lauderdale

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Climate risk profile of United States of America

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  title = {Fort Lauderdale, United States of America: climate risk profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://criora.com/atlas/USA/fort-lauderdale},
  urldate = {2026-11-02}
}

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