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 full 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. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day 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 full 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 3.3°F warmer since 1940 (+0.39°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1940–2025). 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’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.

Tampa, FL · Today vs. normal

2°F below typical for 10:15 AM on Sep 21

At 10:15 AM EDT on Sep 21 it was 79°F in Tampa — 2° below the 81°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 21 normal high of 89°F and low of 74°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

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 September runs about 90°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). Those edges are why the today-versus-normal readout above 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 September 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 full 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. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day 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 full 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 3.3°F warmer since 1940 (+0.39°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1940–2025). 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.