Has it rained enough in Tampa?
Rain soaked properly in 7 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Tampa has had 392.6mm of rain in the last 30 days. That is well above the 191.8mm a normal August brings here, and closer to the wettest on record (440.8mm).
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Tampa through a normal year
Across a normal year Tampa gets about 1147.4mm of rain, most of it in August (191.8mm) and least in November (45.4mm).
That makes Tampa the wettest place this site covers in the United States in August — 191.8mm against Sacramento's 1.8mm at the other end.
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorth checking by hand even so — a pot in the sun can dry out in a wet week, because there is so little soil to hold anything.
- Beds and bordersNothing needed. Watering soil that is already wet does more harm than good.
- New plantingsAnything planted within the last month is the exception; its roots have not spread far enough to find water on their own.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Tampa as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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