Season guide · Tampa · United States
Tampa in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Pictured: Tampa Riverwalk, Tampa · Photo: Barbthebuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0
Quick answer
Hot, humid and stormy most afternoons, with the warmest Gulf water and the lowest hotel prices; mornings are best for outdoor plans. Expect highs up to 33°C (91°F) and lows around 24°C (75°F), with about 47 rainy days across June–August.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 24°C (75°F) to 33°C (91°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 47
- Sea
- 29°C (84°F) to 30°C (86°F)
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
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Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 32°C (90°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 13 | 13.9 h | 3/5 |
| July | 33°C (91°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 17 | 13.7 h | 3/5 |
| August | 33°C (91°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 17 | 13.1 h | 2/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 33°C (91°F) against a yearly 28°C (82°F), and 47 of the year's roughly 100 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- July: Independence Day fireworks over the river and bay (4 July)
Good choices for summer
Museum · Ybor City
Ybor City Museum State Park
Start your Ybor visit here to make sense of the buildings you will pass on 7th Avenue.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Historic site · Ybor City
J.C. Newman Cigar Company (El Reloj)
The red-brick El Reloj factory, with its clock tower, has been rolling cigars since 1910 and is the last of Tampa's historic cigar factories still in production.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Off the beaten path
- Rainy day
Architecture · Downtown
Tampa Theatre
Seeing a film is the best way in; guided balcony-to-backstage tours run on some days.
- Time needed
- 2 hours with a film
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- After dark
- Rainy day
- Couples
Gallery · Downtown
Tampa Museum of Art
The museum's riverfront building in Curtis Hixon Park shows modern and contemporary art and one of the larger collections of Greek and Roman antiquities in the southeastern US.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- History
Museum · Downtown
Glazer Children's Museum
Bring a change of clothes for the water-play gallery.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
Day trips in summer
- Clearwater Beach (About 45 minutes by car) — A wide white-sand Gulf beach with calm, shallow water and a busy waterfront of hotels and restaurants.
- Tarpon Springs (About 45 minutes by car) — Greek sponge divers from the Dodecanese settled here in the early 1900s, and the sponge docks on Dodecanese Boulevard still have sponge boats, shops and Greek bakeries and tavernas.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and high-factor sunscreen
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Tampa?
It is a trade-off: Hot, humid and stormy most afternoons, with the warmest Gulf water and the lowest hotel prices; mornings are best for outdoor plans. The best months overall are March–May and November.
+What is the weather like in Tampa in summer?
Highs of up to 33°C (91°F) and lows around 24°C (75°F), with about 47 rainy days over the season.