Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 54 min6:34 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 23 min7:15 am – 5:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 51°F54 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tampa Bay Area Wfo station, 3 mi away; snow from Parrish
Parks and public landsLittle Manatee River State Parkstate park · 2.2 mi · 2,433 acresBullfrog Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 821 acresWimauma Civic Centerpark · 3.6 miBethune Recreation Centerpark · 3.7 miGolden Aster Scrub Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 1,182 acresCockroach Bay Preserve State Parkstate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 615 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighHillsborough County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Very HighCold wave Very HighHurricane Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025194 of 365 days measured169 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 49, worst day 122main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hillsborough County monitors, FL
Drinking waterCity of Tampa Water Departmentserves 733,886 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation39 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHCA Florida South Shore Hospitalunder a milePost officeSun City Center Post Officeunder a milePoliceHillsborough County Sheriff's Office Sun City Community Stationunder a mileFire stationHillsborough County Fire Rescue Station 281.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryCypress Creek Elementary School1.4 miMiddleShields Middle School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTampa International Airport TPA21 miInterstateI-751.5 miUS highwayUS 3011.7 miAmtrakUnion Station TPA17 miCoachBradentonAmtrak Chartered Vehicle16 miTransit5 stops within a mileHillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33571 ZIP area.
