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Tampa & Clearwater weather in May

Is it warm? Yes. May in Tampa & Clearwater is hot: afternoons average 32°C and nights 22°C. Most days (80%) peak between 30°C and 34°C.

Hot · average high

32°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low22°overnight
  • Sea27°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days684 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud40% cloud · 46% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 30° and 34°.

Number of May days by daily high, 2011–2025.

May, year by year

The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 33°C; the coolest, 2013, 31°C.

Average May high by year: 2011: 31.4°C, 2012: 31.6°C, 2013: 30.5°C, 2014: 31.1°C, 2015: 32.3°C, 2016: 31°C, 2017: 31.3°C, 2018: 30.7°C, 2019: 32.5°C, 2020: 31.5°C, 2021: 32.2°C, 2022: 32.1°C, 2023: 31.6°C, 2024: 32.9°C, 2025: 32.5°C.

Compared with home

Average May highs. Expect rain on about 6 days (84 mm in a typical month).

  • Tampa & Clearwater32°
  • London19°
  • Glasgow17°
  • Manchester16°
  • Cork16°
  • Belfast16°
  • Dublin16°

Other months

Tampa & Clearwater all year · Where else is hot in May

Warmer in May, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Tampa & Clearwater is about 8h 45m.

  • Very hot in May

    36°C average high

    avg high · 23° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+

    Aqaba

    Jordan

    Sea
    22°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Very hot in May

    35°C average high

    avg high · 25° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+

    Sharm el-Sheikh

    Egypt

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Very hot in May

    34°C average high

    avg high · 24° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+

    Hurghada

    Egypt

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m

Air: Copernicus ERA5-Land, 2011–2025, matched to the official averages for Tampa airport. Sea: Copernicus ERA5, 2022–2025. Rainy days = days with 1 mm of rain or more, as weather stations count them. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology