The aim of the work is to study the vibration characteristics of rotating functionally graded material (FGM) plates using the finite element method. The mechanical properties of the ordinary and temperature dependent FGM plates are assumed to be varying in the thickness direction according to a power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. The temperature field is ascertained using a nonlinear distribution in the thickness direction only. The present method results are compared with numerical results available in the literature. The frequency characteristics of the rotating ordinary FGM and temperature dependent FGM plates are examined. The effect of parameters such as hub radius, rotating speed, temperature change, and power law index value on the natural frequencies of rotating FGM plates are investigated through this study. The plots reveal that the temperature field, rotational speed, and the gradient index in the material properties have a significant effect on the vibration characteristics of the rotating ordinary FGM and temperature dependent FGM plates.