Weather in Tampa in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Tampa;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tampa in August
Going from a maximum of +99°F during the day to a minimum of +75°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +93°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +91°F to +91°F.
Is Tampa warm or cold in August?
Tampa is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +90°F to +90°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +77°F to +77°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is the hottest month in Tampa, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Tampa in August
Water in Tampa in August is Very warm. It varies from +84°F to +89°F, with an average of +87°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +90°F.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Tampa in August?
Climate in Tampa in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +90°F | +88°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +68°F | +59°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +99°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 253 mm | 275 mm | 215 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +85°F | +87°F | +85°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 77% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +90°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 253 mm to 275 mm. Humidity rises from 76% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tampa is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Tampa?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Tampa in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+79°F) and the highest in 2015 (+85°F). The driest year was 2000 with only 1021 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2015 with 2266 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tampa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.