Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Tampa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Tampa, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 98°F on 1998-06-23; its coldest fell to 22°F on 1985-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
84°F2002-01-31
44°F2010-01-10
71°F1998-01-07
22°F1985-01-21
February
87°F2018-02-21
44°F2026-02-01
72°F2019-02-24
25°F1996-02-05
March
89°F2021-03-27
48°F1980-03-03
75°F1994-03-28
31°F1980-03-03
April
93°F2017-04-29
58°F1987-04-01
79°F2020-04-13
40°F1987-04-02
May
98°F2012-05-25
68°F1992-05-07
79°F2026-05-30
55°F1992-05-08
June
98°F1998-06-23
77°F1995-06-24
83°F2009-06-23
55°F1984-06-01
July
98°F2026-07-09
79°F2008-07-16
82°F2026-07-08
69°F1981-07-01
August
96°F2021-08-18
78°F2001-08-02
83°F2024-08-07
69°F1984-08-28
September
96°F2005-09-18
76°F2022-09-30
83°F2019-09-05
59°F1981-09-19
October
93°F2020-10-06
64°F1989-10-20
80°F2018-10-11
42°F2008-10-29
November
89°F2015-11-05
55°F2018-11-28
78°F2024-11-07
37°F2013-11-28
December
85°F2015-12-25
38°F1989-12-24
73°F2016-12-06
23°F1983-12-26

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
87°F2018-02-21
38°F1989-12-24
73°F2016-12-06
22°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
98°F2012-05-25
48°F1980-03-03
79°F2020-04-13
31°F1980-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
98°F1998-06-23
77°F1995-06-24
83°F2024-08-07
55°F1984-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F2005-09-18
55°F2018-11-28
83°F2019-09-05
37°F2013-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Tampa has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 98°F 1998-06-23
Lowest 38°F 1989-12-24

Low

Highest 83°F 2024-08-07
Lowest 22°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 133°F 1998-06-23
Lowest 8°F 1983-12-25

Humidity

Highest 25.8 g/m³ 1980-07-14
Lowest 2.0 g/m³ 1983-12-26

Wind

Highest 40 mph 2004-09-26
Lowest 3 mph 2001-08-28

Gust

Highest 96 mph 2017-09-11
Lowest 8 mph 1998-05-30

Precip

Wettest 5.59 in 2001-09-14
Driest 13-day dry spell 1987-04-19

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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