Fort Lauderdale has a subtropical rainforest climate.
Although many consider South Florida (including the Keys) tropical, its
situation above the Tropic of Cancer makes it prone to cold snaps in
wintertime, allowing for occasional temperatures to dip as low as the upper
20sF. More often cold snaps will hit the 40s for a few nights during the
winter, allowing for damage to exotic animal species as well as damage to
tropical plants like the Christmas palm and the coconut palm. In summer, the
weather is extremely hot and very humid and can be quite uncomfortable,
especially in the daytime. Daytime
