Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area, FL Climate

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot summers. Average high temperatures range from about 60°F in winter to 92°F in summer. The area receives an average annual precipitation of 50 inches, mainly during the rainy summer months. The warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico also help to moderate temperatures, keeping them mild year round. Due to its proximity to the gulf, hurricanes are also a threat during hurricane season from June through November.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area, Florida gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 238 sunny days per year in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 50
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Florida.

2.5 Summer - 9.1 Winter

November, April and March are the most pleasant months in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	United States
	51.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	106.8 days	106.2 days
	238 days	205 days
	90.5°	85.8°
	50.4°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	6.5	4.3
	56 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area are November, March and April.

In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, there are 76.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area with an average of 50.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Florida.

In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

Humidity in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in August and July. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

August is the wettest month in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area with 8.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.6 inches in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area means that it is drier than most places in Florida.

August is the rainiest month in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area with 15.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 106.8 rainy days annually in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 41% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area.