Fort Lauderdale vs Key West: which is better, month by month

Key West beats Fort Lauderdale in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (82 vs 74) — and they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Fort Lauderdale

🇺🇸 United States · tropical climate

Best month: March 92/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Key West

🇺🇸 United States · tropical climate

Best month: March 91/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Fort Lauderdale vs Key West — all 12 months

Month	Fort Lauderdale	Key West	Winner	Gap
January	82Awarm, a little rain, clean air	84Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
February	90Swarm, a little rain, clean air	89Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
March	92Swarm, a little rain, clean air	91Shot, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
April	88Ahot, rainy, clean air	90Shot, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
May	83Ahot, soaked, clean air	85Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Tie	2
June	74Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	82Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Key West	8
July	79Bsweltering, rainy, muggy air	80Asweltering, rainy, muggy air	Tie	1
August	73Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	78Bsweltering, rainy, clean air	Key West	5
September	72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Key West	4
October	78Bhot, soaked, clean air	81Ahot, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
November	81Ahot, rainy, clean air	86Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Key West	5
December	83Awarm, a little rain, clean air	83Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (74 vs 82). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.