Weather in Tampa in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Tampa;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tampa in January
Going from a maximum of +82°F during the day to a minimum of +39°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +73°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +77°F to +81°F.
Is Tampa warm or cold in January?
Tampa is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +73°F to +70°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +55°F to +54°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Tampa, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Tampa in January
Water in Tampa in January is Fresh. It varies from +59°F to +69°F, with an average of +64°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +70°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Tampa in January?
Climate in Tampa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +70°F | +73°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°F | +23°F | +25°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +86°F | +88°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 64 mm | 71 mm | 70 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +69°F | +64°F | +64°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +73°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +70°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 64 mm to 71 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 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 decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Tampa?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Tampa in January 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, 2023.
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.