Is Fort Lauderdale safe? United States travel risk
Is Fort Lauderdale safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Fort Lauderdale scores 41/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Fort Lauderdale scores 41/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Fort Lauderdale: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Florida territory, Fort Lauderdale is established at 26.1412° N, 80.1464° W. It lies 1,449.0 km N relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.
Florida
26.1412° N, 80.1464° W
1 m
America/New_York
183,032
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: September (171 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 24° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 49 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 96 | 166 | 103 | 127 | 171 | 129 | 59 | 46 |
Normals: Miami (42.4 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Fort Lauderdale happened in March (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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Questions travellers ask about Fort Lauderdale
Is Fort Lauderdale safe?
Fort Lauderdale currently scores 41/100 on our composite travel risk index (moderate risk; lower is safer). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — Fort Lauderdale · Methodology
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