Tampa, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TAMPA INTL AP, FL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10b USDA hardiness Zone 10b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tampa has an annual average temperature of 74.5°F with about 49.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 52.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (9.03 in) and November the driest (1.40 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
22°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
102
Cooling need
3,528

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

106 of 366 (29%) of Tampa's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
1
1940s
47
1950s
36
1960s
29
1970s
36
1980s
24
1990s
59
2000s
16
2010s
54
2020s
64

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 71.3°F 52.8°F 62.0°F 2.65 in 7
February 74.0°F 55.5°F 64.7°F 2.62 in 7
March 77.8°F 59.3°F 68.6°F 2.52 in 6
April 83.0°F 64.8°F 73.9°F 2.55 in 6
May 88.3°F 70.6°F 79.5°F 2.60 in 6
June 90.5°F 75.4°F 82.9°F 7.37 in 13
July 91.0°F 76.6°F 83.8°F 7.75 in 17
August 91.2°F 76.8°F 84.0°F 9.03 in 16
September 90.2°F 75.3°F 82.7°F 6.09 in 13
October 85.6°F 69.2°F 77.4°F 2.34 in 7
November 78.9°F 60.7°F 69.8°F 1.40 in 5
December 73.9°F 55.9°F 64.9°F 2.56 in 6

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