Climateby Month

Tampa, FL climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 15 ft elevation · also covers St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Riverview

Tampa has hot and oppressively humid summers and mild winters. Highs peak at 91°F in August and fall to 71°F in January. The wettest month is July (about 17 wet days) and the driest is November (about 5). By our comfort score the best months are January, February and March.

Warmest month
91°F
August normal high
Coldest month
53°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
108
49.5 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
198
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Tampa?

Normal highs range from 71°F in January to 91°F in August.

50°60°70°80°90°100° January: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 53°F (12°C) 71° 53° February: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 56°F (13°C) March: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 59°F (15°C) April: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 65°F (18°C) May: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 71°F (22°C) June: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 75°F (24°C) 91° 75° July: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 77°F (25°C) August: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 77°F (25°C) September: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 75°F (24°C) October: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 69°F (21°C) November: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 61°F (16°C) December: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 56°F (13°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Tampa?

July has the most wet days (about 17); the year brings about 49 in of precipitation.

January: 7 wet days February: 7 wet days March: 6 wet days April: 6 wet days May: 6 wet days June: 13 wet days July: 17 wet days 17 August: 16 wet days September: 13 wet days October: 7 wet days November: 5 wet days 5 December: 6 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Tampa?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 31 days.

January: 3 muggy days 3 February: 4 muggy days March: 6 muggy days April: 10 muggy days May: 20 muggy days June: 29 muggy days July: 31 muggy days 31 August: 31 muggy days September: 29 muggy days October: 19 muggy days November: 8 muggy days December: 6 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Tampa International Airport, 5.1 mi WNW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.4 hours in December to 13.9 hours in June.

January: 10.6 hours of daylight February: 11.2 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 12.8 hours of daylight May: 13.5 hours of daylight June: 13.9 hours of daylight 13.9 July: 13.7 hours of daylight August: 13.1 hours of daylight September: 12.3 hours of daylight October: 11.5 hours of daylight November: 10.8 hours of daylight December: 10.4 hours of daylight 10.4 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Tampa, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysMuggy daysDaylight
January 71°F53°F 2.6 in7 3 10.6 h
February 74°F56°F 2.6 in7 4 11.2 h
March 78°F59°F 2.5 in6 6 12.0 h
April 83°F65°F 2.5 in6 10 12.8 h
May 88°F71°F 2.6 in6 20 13.5 h
June 91°F75°F 7.4 in13 29 13.9 h
July 91°F77°F 7.8 in17 31 13.7 h
August 91°F77°F 9.0 in16 31 13.1 h
September 90°F75°F 6.1 in13 29 12.3 h
October 86°F69°F 2.3 in7 19 11.5 h
November 79°F61°F 1.4 in5 8 10.8 h
December 74°F56°F 2.6 in6 6 10.4 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Tampa

By our comfort score, the best months are January, February and March.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 661640
Feb 671440
Mar 661230
Apr 59631
May 481410
Jun 3701018
Jul 3401121
Aug 3201122
Sep 350818
Oct 48344
Nov 631220
Dec 641440

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Tampa

A night at 32°F or below happens in about 35% of years in Tampa, so there is no typical frost date. In most years there is no frost at all.

Station: Tampa Intl Airport (USW00012842), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Florida.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 99°F (June 26, 2020); the lowest was 25°F (January 11, 2010).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Tampa

Similar climates elsewhere

Also covers

St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Riverview use the same temperature and rain stations as Tampa, so their monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Tampa Intl Airport (USW00012842), 5.1 mi WNW of the city center, 19 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Tampa International Airport (722110-12842), 5.1 mi WNW of the city center, 6 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error