Tampa climate

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Tampa is warmest in August, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 12 °C. August is the wettest month (185 mm) and November the driest (41 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Tampa averages 1,112 mm of rain, 256 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.

United States · 1 m elevation · population 414,547 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month August 31 °C
Coldest month January 12 °C
Driest month November 41 mm
Wettest month August 185 mm
Least cloud May 40 % cloud
Hottest on record June 37 °C
Coldest on record February -2.6 °C

What to expectTampa through the year

Tampa has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 21 °C in January to 31 °C in August, a swing of 11 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 256 days a year reach 25 °C, 108 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 185 mm against 41 mm in November — 4.6 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	20.8 °C	64 mm	51 %
February	22.2 °C	53 mm	48 %
March	24.4 °C	60 mm	45 %
April	27.3 °C	54 mm	43 %
May	30.1 °C	64 mm	40 %
June	30.7 °C	163 mm	57 %
July	30.8 °C	175 mm	64 %
August	30.8 °C	185 mm	63 %
September	30.2 °C	139 mm	59 %
October	28.0 °C	59 mm	46 %
November	24.7 °C	41 mm	43 %
December	22.3 °C	56 mm	48 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	20.8 °C	12.1 °C	15.9 °C	28.3 °C	-2.0 °C	5	0
February	22.2 °C	13.3 °C	17.1 °C	31.2 °C	-2.6 °C	8	0
March	24.4 °C	15.1 °C	19.3 °C	32.2 °C	2.2 °C	15	1
April	27.3 °C	17.9 °C	22.2 °C	34.7 °C	6.7 °C	24	5
May	30.1 °C	20.9 °C	25.3 °C	36.6 °C	13.2 °C	30	17
June	30.7 °C	23.7 °C	26.9 °C	37.1 °C	17.6 °C	30	19
July	30.8 °C	24.5 °C	27.4 °C	35.9 °C	20.8 °C	31	22
August	30.8 °C	24.6 °C	27.3 °C	35.2 °C	21.1 °C	31	22
September	30.2 °C	23.6 °C	26.4 °C	34.7 °C	17.4 °C	30	17
October	28.0 °C	20.4 °C	23.8 °C	33.6 °C	6.7 °C	28	5
November	24.7 °C	16.2 °C	20.0 °C	31.3 °C	4.1 °C	16	0
December	22.3 °C	13.7 °C	17.5 °C	29.5 °C	-0.5 °C	9	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	64 mm	6	11 h/day	51 %	75 %	19 km/h
February	53 mm	6	11 h/day	48 %	76 %	19 km/h
March	60 mm	6	12 h/day	45 %	72 %	21 km/h
April	54 mm	6	13 h/day	43 %	70 %	20 km/h
May	64 mm	8	14 h/day	40 %	70 %	19 km/h
June	163 mm	19	14 h/day	57 %	78 %	16 km/h
July	175 mm	23	14 h/day	64 %	81 %	14 km/h
August	185 mm	24	13 h/day	63 %	82 %	15 km/h
September	139 mm	18	12 h/day	59 %	81 %	16 km/h
October	59 mm	8	12 h/day	46 %	76 %	18 km/h
November	41 mm	4	11 h/day	43 %	74 %	18 km/h
December	56 mm	5	10 h/day	48 %	76 %	18 km/h

Where Tampa ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in North America in December	30thof 50	94/100
Places with the best weather in North America in March	34thof 50	90/100
Places with the best weather in North America in February	41stof 50	91/100
Places with the best weather in North America in January	47thof 50	91/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Tampa.

QuestionsCommon questions about Tampa’s climate

When is the best time to visit Tampa?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Tampa get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 108 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 12 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Tampa?

August, averaging 185 mm over 24 days with rain. The driest month is November with 41 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,112 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Tampa rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.