Tampa, Florida Weather
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Tampa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:19 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Heavy Rain later37%1.1″86°72°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear37%0.07″84°73°-2°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle63%—90°73°+6°
- ThursdaySep 24Drizzle54%—93°76°+3°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle30%—86°74°-7°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast19%—90°71°+4°
- SundaySep 27Overcast13%—88°68°-2°
Air quality now AQI 45 · Good
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:32 PM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Thunder quiets the land
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Tampa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 79°F (high 86°F, low 72°F), 3°F below the 82°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: None in most years — 32°F in 35% of 1991–2020 years (NOAA station 10 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Tampa
- Mon86°72°37%
- Tue84°73°37%
- Wed90°73°63%
- Thu93°76°54%
- Fri86°74°30%
- Sat90°71°19%
- Sun88°68°13%
- Mon88°72°24%
- Tue90°72°37%
- Wed91°74°42%
- Thu92°75°45%
- Fri92°75°58%
- Sat91°75°45%
- Sun92°76°55%
- Mon90°76°48%
- Tue75°72°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Tampa
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Right now in the garden
Year-round growing
As of September 21, sowing here runs through the year. Freezes are uncommon, so there is no frost date to plan around; heat and rainfall set the calendar instead. This city's planting calendar for September: plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest summer squash and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Tampa
SPC includes Tampa in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Tampa
Tampa sits in Hillsborough County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 22m — a swing of +3h 33m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 206 miles to the SE. The nearest town Tampa tracks is St. Petersburg, roughly 19 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Tampa
Air quality in Tampa’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 49). See the full air-quality history for Tampa.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| March | radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| May | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| June | peppers, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, squash | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| October | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
Tampa peaks at about 84°F in August and bottoms near 62°F in January; August brings the heaviest rain (9.0 inches) and November the least (1.4 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 2.6″ | 4 |
| February | 65° | 2.6″ | 4 |
| March | 69° | 2.5″ | 3 |
| April | 74° | 2.5″ | 3 |
| May | 80° | 2.6″ | 4 |
| June | 83° | 7.4″ | 10 |
| July | 84° | 7.8″ | 11 |
| August | 84° | 9.0″ | 11 |
| September | 83° | 6.1″ | 8 |
| October | 77° | 2.3″ | 4 |
| November | 70° | 1.4″ | 2 |
| December | 65° | 2.6″ | 4 |
Regional context
Similar climates Egypt Lake-Leto, FL, East Lake-Orient Park, FL, Temple Terrace, FL
Tampa's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 62°F Januarys with 84°F Julys — a 22°F swing. About 49.5 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 69 days a year.
Tampa's rain peaks in summer: August brings 9.0 inches over 11.2 thunderstorm-fed days, while November sees just 1.4 inches across 2.3 days under cooler, drier air. Tampa shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Egypt Lake-Leto, FL, East Lake-Orient Park, FL and Temple Terrace, FL.
Tampa rarely sees a hard freeze — its coldest month sits near 62°F — so planting spans most of the calendar. Heat peaks in August around 84°F, which confines cool-season crops to the shoulders of summer. Tampa beds by a wall stay warmer at night.
Similar climates: Egypt Lake-Leto, FL, East Lake-Orient Park, FL, Temple Terrace, FL, University, FL, Carrollwood, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Tampa?
- Tampa freezes in fewer than half of years — 35% of 1991–2020 years at the nearest NOAA station — so Tampa has no typical frost date.
- What is the rainy season in Tampa?
- Rainfall in Tampa peaks in August near 9.0 inches, out of about 49 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Tampa?
- Tampa peaks in August, when the mean runs near 84°F.
- What is the coldest month in Tampa?
- January is Tampa's coldest month, averaging about 62°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Tampa?
- Any season works in Tampa: without a reliable freeze, Tampa's heat, not frost, decides when greens and tomatoes do best.
- How many rainy days does Tampa get?
- Tampa records around 69 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Tampa?
- With January around 62°F, Tampa's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Tampa's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Tampa?
- Tampa's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Tampa?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Tampa in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Tampa?
- Current conditions for Tampa and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Tampa forecast updated?
- The Tampa forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Tampa?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Tampa are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Tampa?
- The next few days in Tampa's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Tampa sits at 28.0°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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