Watergate weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Watergate, Florida: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, 24 km from Watergate; records cover 1952–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 64.3 in1632 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Rare
- First fall freeze
- Rare
- Heating degree days
- 135
- Cooling degree days
- 4,487
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 43°6° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Watergate in January
Highs average 77°25° and lows 60°15°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 151
Watergate in February
Highs average 78°26° and lows 61°16°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 162
Watergate in March
Highs average 80°27° and lows 64°18°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2001)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 228
Watergate in April
Highs average 83°29° and lows 68°20°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2015)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 326
Watergate in May
Highs average 86°30° and lows 72°22°, with 6.3 in161 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2024)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 439
Watergate in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 76°24°, with 8 in203 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2009)
- Record low
- 64°18° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 517
Watergate in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 77°25°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 65°18° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 574
Watergate in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 77°25°, with 7.3 in184 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 68°20° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 584
Watergate in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 77°25°, with 9.3 in236 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 67°19° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 538
Watergate in OctoberThis month
Highs average 86°30° and lows 74°23°, with 7.7 in194 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2026)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 462
Watergate in November
Highs average 82°28° and lows 68°20°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2016)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1959)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 293
Watergate in December
Highs average 78°26° and lows 63°17°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1964)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 34
- Cooling degree days
- 213