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St. Petersburg, FL vs Tampa, FL weather comparison

St. Petersburg

FL

Tampa endures about 20 more days above 90 °F each year.

Tampa sees rain or snow on roughly 21 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for St. Petersburg, FL and Tampa, FL
St. PetersburgMetricTampa
230 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies228 days
40 inPrecipitationper year54 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year111 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
73 daysHot daysabove 90 °F93 days
0 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
75%Humidityaverage relative76%
75 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

St. PetersburgTampa

Daily highs

708090JanMarMayJulSepNovSt. Petersburg, Jan: 69 °FSt. Petersburg, Feb: 72 °FSt. Petersburg, Mar: 76 °FSt. Petersburg, Apr: 81 °FSt. Petersburg, May: 87 °FSt. Petersburg, Jun: 89 °FSt. Petersburg, Jul: 90 °FSt. Petersburg, Aug: 90 °FSt. Petersburg, Sep: 89 °FSt. Petersburg, Oct: 84 °FSt. Petersburg, Nov: 77 °FSt. Petersburg, Dec: 72 °FTampa, Jan: 71 °FTampa, Feb: 74 °FTampa, Mar: 78 °FTampa, Apr: 83 °FTampa, May: 88 °FTampa, Jun: 90 °FTampa, Jul: 91 °FTampa, Aug: 91 °FTampa, Sep: 90 °FTampa, Oct: 85 °FTampa, Nov: 79 °FTampa, Dec: 74 °F

Daily lows

6070JanMarMayJulSepNovSt. Petersburg, Jan: 55 °FSt. Petersburg, Feb: 57 °FSt. Petersburg, Mar: 62 °FSt. Petersburg, Apr: 67 °FSt. Petersburg, May: 72 °FSt. Petersburg, Jun: 76 °FSt. Petersburg, Jul: 77 °FSt. Petersburg, Aug: 78 °FSt. Petersburg, Sep: 76 °FSt. Petersburg, Oct: 71 °FSt. Petersburg, Nov: 64 °FSt. Petersburg, Dec: 58 °FTampa, Jan: 53 °FTampa, Feb: 56 °FTampa, Mar: 59 °FTampa, Apr: 65 °FTampa, May: 71 °FTampa, Jun: 75 °FTampa, Jul: 77 °FTampa, Aug: 77 °FTampa, Sep: 75 °FTampa, Oct: 69 °FTampa, Nov: 61 °FTampa, Dec: 56 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
St. Petersburg high697276818789909089847772
Tampa high717478838890919190857974
St. Petersburg low555762677276777876716458
Tampa low535659657175777775696156

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

St. PetersburgTampa
0.02.55.07.5JanMarMayJulSepNovSt. Petersburg, Jan: 2.4 inSt. Petersburg, Feb: 1.8 inSt. Petersburg, Mar: 2.2 inSt. Petersburg, Apr: 1.9 inSt. Petersburg, May: 2.6 inSt. Petersburg, Jun: 6.2 inSt. Petersburg, Jul: 5.9 inSt. Petersburg, Aug: 6.0 inSt. Petersburg, Sep: 5.2 inSt. Petersburg, Oct: 2.3 inSt. Petersburg, Nov: 1.5 inSt. Petersburg, Dec: 1.9 inTampa, Jan: 3.1 inTampa, Feb: 2.6 inTampa, Mar: 2.9 inTampa, Apr: 2.6 inTampa, May: 3.3 inTampa, Jun: 8.1 inTampa, Jul: 8.6 inTampa, Aug: 8.9 inTampa, Sep: 6.8 inTampa, Oct: 2.9 inTampa, Nov: 1.9 inTampa, Dec: 2.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
St. Petersburg2.41.82.21.92.66.25.96.05.22.31.51.9
Tampa3.12.62.92.63.38.18.68.96.82.91.92.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

St. PetersburgTampa
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovSt. Petersburg, Jan: 20 daysSt. Petersburg, Feb: 19 daysSt. Petersburg, Mar: 22 daysSt. Petersburg, Apr: 22 daysSt. Petersburg, May: 24 daysSt. Petersburg, Jun: 17 daysSt. Petersburg, Jul: 14 daysSt. Petersburg, Aug: 14 daysSt. Petersburg, Sep: 16 daysSt. Petersburg, Oct: 21 daysSt. Petersburg, Nov: 21 daysSt. Petersburg, Dec: 20 daysTampa, Jan: 19 daysTampa, Feb: 19 daysTampa, Mar: 21 daysTampa, Apr: 22 daysTampa, May: 24 daysTampa, Jun: 17 daysTampa, Jul: 14 daysTampa, Aug: 15 daysTampa, Sep: 16 daysTampa, Oct: 21 daysTampa, Nov: 21 daysTampa, Dec: 20 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
St. Petersburg201922222417141416212120
Tampa191921222417141516212120

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).