Cheap flights to Tampa

Tampa climate

The months of June through September can have temperatures in the mid-20s and 30s (Celsius) and be very humid and very rainy. On average, the warmest month is July when temperatures sometimes reach the upper 30s.June through November is the hurricane season.December to May is the most pleasant time of year with average temperatures between 15 and 26 degrees Celsius and much less rain. January is the coolest month, when the temperature range is 10 to low 20s.

Getting around Tampa

There are many ways to get around downtown Tampa and Ybor City. You can walk, but the rest of the city has a network of buses, trolleys and historic electric streetcars to get you around. To get to the airport, Ybor City, Busch Gardens or the Museum of Science and Industry, hop on one of the HART line buses. If you’re traveling at the end or beginning of winter months, you’ll notice extra traffic on the weekends. Many northerners come to Florida to escape the snow, and north-south routes can quickly become clogged. 

What is good to know if travelling to Tampa?

• Catch a live performance or a first-run or classic film at the Tampa Theatre. This is a vintage theatre, opened in 1926 and decorated with a star-spangled ceiling, mythological statues, and a very large Wurlitzer.
• A free attraction are the manatees at the Tampa Electric Company. The water in the Electric Company’s canal is at least 20 degrees Celsius, which is just right for a manatee. When the temperature of Tampa Bay drops below 20, there can be upwards of 300 manatees in the canal. Book your Tampa flight between November 1 and April 15 to see the manatees.
• Florida was producing wine before California was discovered. Eden Vineyards and Winery, the southernmost federally licensed winery and vineyards in the US, is just over an hour’s drive south of Tampa Bay. Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards is Florida’s largest winery and also about a hour’s drive south of Tampa.
• For up-to-date listings of what’s going on while you’re in town, the free Weekly Planet has listings as does the Thursday Tampa Tribune.
• Tampa is the largest city on Florida’s west coast and boasts the attractions, entertainment, culture, and fine arts of a large city. The Tampa Museum of Art has exhibits of old masters, 20th-century American art, sculpture, and works by emerging Florida artists. The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is the largest performing arts centre in the southeastern US with five separate theatres and a performing arts conservatory. The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) deals with health, environment, and outer space through hands-on activities and shows. The Channelside entertainment complex is the centre of the downtown waterfront with shops, art galleries, dining options, a 3D IMAX Theater, nightclubs, and sporting events.