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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland or Fort Lauderdale?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Auckland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Auckland’s own page.

Choose Fort Lauderdale for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Fort Lauderdale’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Auckland 68, Fort Lauderdale 88: Fort Lauderdale leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Fort Lauderdale 47: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Fort Lauderdale 28: Auckland leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Fort Lauderdale 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Fort Lauderdale 62: Auckland leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Fort Lauderdale 58: Fort Lauderdale leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Fort Lauderdale 66: Auckland leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Fort Lauderdale 32: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Fort Lauderdale 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Auckland and Fort Lauderdale are level on 32.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Fort Lauderdale 42: Auckland leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Fort Lauderdale 40: Auckland leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Fort Lauderdale.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and culture and sights with your weighting.

Fort Lauderdale
50match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandFort Lauderdale

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandFort Lauderdale
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori-
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number111911
Elevation196 m11 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandFort Lauderdale
City population1,470,100182,760
People per km²2,6301,829
Museums within 10 km156
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.