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Best time to visit Tampa

December is the best time to visit Tampa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 94/100
The least cloud May 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain November 41 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 94 22 °C 5
2 November 92 25 °C 4
3 February 91 22 °C 6
4 January 91 21 °C 6
5 March 90 24 °C 6
6 April 82 27 °C 6
7 October 75 28 °C 8
8 May 69 30 °C 8
9 September 51 30 °C 18
10 June 48 31 °C 19
11 July 45 31 °C 23
12 August 45 31 °C 24

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

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

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.