What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tampa?

Tampa's hottest day on record reached 100°F, set on July 27, 2025. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 17°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 83°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Tampa?

The all-time record high in Tampa is 100°F, recorded on July 27, 2025. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Tampa?

Tampa's coldest day on record bottomed out at 18°F, set on December 13, 1962. Like the record high, it comes from the station's complete daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Tampa?

The all-time record low in Tampa is 18°F, recorded on December 13, 1962. The gap between that and the 100°F record high — a span of 82°F — is the full range of temperatures Tampa has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Tampa?

It depends on how far above Tampa's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 83°F; the all-time record of 100°F (set 2025) sits about 17°F above that. The anomaly readout at the top of this page compares the current temperature against this month's normal high, so you can see exactly how unusual today is rather than guessing.

When did Tampa set its temperature records?

Tampa's record high of 100°F was set in 2025 (July 27, 2025), and its record low of 18°F in 1962 (December 13, 1962). Both are pulled from the station's complete daily record going back to 1939, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Tampa been getting hotter?

Yes — Tampa's annual mean temperature has trended about 3.0°F warmer since 1939, in line with the long-term warming seen across nearly every US city. That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Tampa, Florida Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Tampa has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Tampa, FL · Today vs. normal

16°F below the June normal

Right now it’s 75°F in Tampa — about 16° below the June normal high of 91°F.

Tampa’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 100°Fset July 27, 2025
Coldest day on record: 18°Fset December 13, 1962

That is a 82°F span between the hottest and coldest days Tampa has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1939.

How extreme Tampa’s weather gets

Tampa’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 83°F, and the normal high for June runs about 91°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 100°F in 2025 — roughly 17°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Tampa has bottomed out at 18°F (1962). Together the two extremes span 82°F — the full width of what this place’s weather has done across the station’s daily record back to 1939. Those edges are exactly why the anomaly readout at the top of this page is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the June normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 100°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tampa?: Tampa's hottest day on record reached 100°F, set on July 27, 2025. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 17°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 83°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Tampa?: The all-time record high in Tampa is 100°F, recorded on July 27, 2025. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Tampa?: Tampa's coldest day on record bottomed out at 18°F, set on December 13, 1962. Like the record high, it comes from the station's complete daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Tampa?: The all-time record low in Tampa is 18°F, recorded on December 13, 1962. The gap between that and the 100°F record high — a span of 82°F — is the full range of temperatures Tampa has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Tampa?: It depends on how far above Tampa's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 83°F; the all-time record of 100°F (set 2025) sits about 17°F above that. The anomaly readout at the top of this page compares the current temperature against this month's normal high, so you can see exactly how unusual today is rather than guessing.
When did Tampa set its temperature records?: Tampa's record high of 100°F was set in 2025 (July 27, 2025), and its record low of 18°F in 1962 (December 13, 1962). Both are pulled from the station's complete daily record going back to 1939, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Tampa been getting hotter?: Yes — Tampa's annual mean temperature has trended about 3.0°F warmer since 1939, in line with the long-term warming seen across nearly every US city. That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

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