Is this weather normal in Hillsborough County?

The last 12 months

• September 2026 ran right at the usual: the 6th warmest September of 132 on record.
• Top-10 warm months this past year: March 2026 (4th warmest), May 2026 (2nd warmest), June 2026 (2nd warmest), July 2026 (5th warmest), August 2026 (2nd warmest).
• 9 of the last 12 months were warmer than usual.

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

• Warming about 0.6° per decade since 1970.
• Warmest year: 2020 (75.0°). Coldest: 1901 (68.6°).
• 9 of the 10 warmest years came in the last 10.

Rain and drought

• 41.0 inches in the last 12 months, against a usual 53.6 (77%).
• September brought 5.88 in (usual 6.70): the 72nd wettest of 132.
• Drought reading for September: extreme drought (-4.8).

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Hillsborough County

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Hillsborough County

• Tampa
• Plant City
• Temple Terrace
• Riverview
• Brandon
• Thonotosassa
• Town 'n' Country
• Apollo Beach
• Ruskin
• Fish Hawk
• East Lake-Orient Park
• Sun City Center
• Valrico
• Gibsonton
• Palm River-Clair Mel
• Lake Magdalene
• Citrus Park
• Balm
• Carrollwood
• Bloomingdale
• University
• Egypt Lake-Leto
• Mango
• Seffner

Crime Radar: Tampa, Plant City, Temple Terrace

Nearby counties

• Pinellas County
• Manatee County
• Pasco County
• Polk County
• Hardee County
• Sarasota County
• Hernando County
• Sumter County