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The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Fort Lauderdale or Jakarta?

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 Fort Lauderdale for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Jakarta’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. Fort Lauderdale 88, Jakarta 28: Fort Lauderdale leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Fort Lauderdale 47, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 31 points.
Culture & sights. Fort Lauderdale 28, Jakarta 48: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Fort Lauderdale 52, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fort Lauderdale 62, Jakarta 30: Fort Lauderdale leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Fort Lauderdale 58, Jakarta 45: Fort Lauderdale leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Fort Lauderdale 66, Jakarta 50: Fort Lauderdale leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Fort Lauderdale 32, Jakarta 36: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Fort Lauderdale 52, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Fort Lauderdale 32, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fort Lauderdale and Jakarta are level on 42.
Wellness & relaxation. Fort Lauderdale 40, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fort Lauderdale and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Fort Lauderdale
50match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Fort LauderdaleJakarta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFort LauderdaleJakarta
Official language-Indonesian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911112
Elevation11 m91 m
Main airportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFort LauderdaleJakarta
City population182,76011,135,191
People per km²1,82916,821
Museums within 10 km644
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months12 months

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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.