Towns within 2 hours of Tampa, ranked by this weekend's weather

This weekend's picks

The best weather within 2 hours of Tampa for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8.

Clearwater, FloridaGood

Clearwater Beach

about 30 min

Sat 75F, 1% rain
Sun 77F, 1% rain
Sarasota, FloridaGood

Ringling Museum · Ca’ d’Zan

about 55 min

Sat 84F, 1% rain
Sun 82F, 2% rain
Orlando, FloridaGood

Universal Orlando · Morse Museum

about 1 h 20 min

Sat 85F, 4% rain
Sun 84F, 3% rain

Forecast updated Wed, 1:53 PM EST.

Towns within 3 hours of Tampa

Within an hour

Town	Drive	Weather
Clearwater, Florida Clearwater Beach	about 30 min	Good Sat 75F, 1% rain; Sun 77F, 1% rain
Saint Pete Beach, Florida Fort De Soto · Dalí Museum	about 35 min	Good Sat 81F, 1% rain; Sun 80F, 1% rain
Keystone, Florida	about 35 min	Good Sat 80F, 1% rain; Sun 80F, 2% rain
Lakeland, Florida Circle B Bar Reserve	about 35 min	Good Sat 82F, 2% rain; Sun 79F, 2% rain
Tarpon Springs, Florida Honeymoon Island · Anclote Key	about 40 min	Good Sat 80F, 1% rain; Sun 80F, 1% rain
Bradenton, Florida Ringling Museum	about 45 min	Good Sat 81F, 1% rain; Sun 81F, 1% rain
Winter Haven, Florida Legoland · Circle B Bar Reserve	about 50 min	Good Sat 80F, 4% rain; Sun 79F, 2% rain
Sarasota, Florida Ringling Museum · Ca’ d’Zan	about 55 min	Good Sat 84F, 1% rain; Sun 82F, 2% rain

1 to 2 hours

Town	Drive	Weather
Hernando Beach, Florida Weeki Wachee Springs SP	about 1 h 5 min	Good Sat 76F, 1% rain; Sun 78F, 2% rain
Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens · Legoland	about 1 h 5 min	Good Sat 81F, 4% rain; Sun 80F, 2% rain
Venice, Florida Oscar Scherer SP · Venice Beach	about 1 h 10 min	Good Sat 85F, 2% rain; Sun 84F, 1% rain
Homosassa Springs, Florida Homosassa Springs wildlife park	about 1 h 10 min	Good Sat 79F, 0% rain; Sun 80F, 2% rain
Kissimmee, Florida Gatorland · Typhoon Lagoon	about 1 h 15 min	Good Sat 82F, 3% rain; Sun 80F, 3% rain
Clermont, Florida Lake Louisa SP · Citrus Tower	about 1 h 15 min	Good Sat 80F, 2% rain; Sun 80F, 2% rain
Orlando, Florida Universal Orlando · Morse Museum	about 1 h 20 min	Good Sat 85F, 4% rain; Sun 84F, 3% rain
Saint Cloud, Florida	about 1 h 25 min	Good Sat 83F, 3% rain; Sun 81F, 3% rain
Winter Park, Florida Morse Museum · Polasek Museum	about 1 h 30 min	Good Sat 84F, 5% rain; Sun 85F, 3% rain
Ocala, Florida Silver Springs · Appleton Museum	about 1 h 30 min	Good Sat 80F, 1% rain; Sun 80F, 3% rain
Punta Gorda, Florida Charlotte Harbor Preserve SP	about 1 h 35 min	Good Sat 85F, 1% rain; Sun 82F, 2% rain
Tavares, Florida	about 1 h 35 min	Good Sat 81F, 1% rain; Sun 81F, 3% rain
Mount Dora, Florida	about 1 h 40 min	Good Sat 80F, 1% rain; Sun 81F, 3% rain
Sanford, Florida Central Florida Zoo	about 1 h 45 min	Good Sat 83F, 4% rain; Sun 84F, 4% rain
Titusville, Florida Merritt Island Refuge	about 1 h 55 min	Good Sat 82F, 5% rain; Sun 82F, 4% rain
Matlacha, Florida Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve	about 2 h	Good Sat 83F, 0% rain; Sun 84F, 0% rain
Fort Myers, Florida Edison and Ford Winter Estates	about 2 h	Good Sat 85F, 3% rain; Sun 83F, 1% rain
Gainesville, Florida Paynes Prairie · Florida Museum	about 2 h	Good Sat 79F, 1% rain; Sun 81F, 2% rain
Cape Canaveral, Florida Space Force Museum	about 2 h	Good Sat 82F, 4% rain; Sun 81F, 7% rain

2 to 3 hours

Town	Drive	Weather
Cocoa Beach, Florida Brevard Zoo · Space Force Museum	about 2 h 5 min	Good Sat 82F, 4% rain; Sun 79F, 7% rain
Cedar Key, Florida Cedar Keys Refuge	about 2 h 15 min	Good Sat 77F, 1% rain; Sun 77F, 1% rain
Fort Myers Beach, Florida Estero Bay Preserve SP	about 2 h 20 min	Good Sat 85F, 0% rain; Sun 85F, 2% rain
South Beach, Florida	about 2 h 35 min	Good Sat 82F, 1% rain; Sun 80F, 5% rain
Port Saint Lucie, Florida Savannas Preserve SP	about 2 h 40 min	Good Sat 84F, 2% rain; Sun 80F, 5% rain
Marco Island, Florida Tigertail Beach · Rookery Bay	about 2 h 45 min	Good Sat 83F, 1% rain; Sun 85F, 2% rain
Stuart, Florida Elliott Museum · Savannas SP	about 2 h 50 min	Good Sat 81F, 2% rain; Sun 79F, 6% rain
Steinhatchee, Florida	about 2 h 50 min	Good Sat 77F, 1% rain; Sun 78F, 1% rain
Lakeside, Florida	about 2 h 55 min	Good Sat 80F, 2% rain; Sun 79F, 2% rain
Saint Augustine, Florida Castillo de San Marcos	about 3 h	Good Sat 79F, 3% rain; Sun 76F, 3% rain
Daytona Beach, Florida Tomoka SP	about 2 h 10 min	Mixed Sat 80F, 2% rain; Sun 77F, 5% rain
Flagler Beach, Florida Gamble Rogers SRA · Bulow Ruins	about 2 h 30 min	Mixed Sat 82F, 2% rain; Sun 77F, 5% rain

Weather around Tampa

Most weekends near Tampa are warm, so the useful differences are rain, wind and the water. The Gulf beaches, from Clearwater to Saint Pete Beach and Sarasota, often get a sea breeze by afternoon that keeps them a little cooler than inland towns like Lakeland.

In summer, afternoon thunderstorms are common across Central Florida, so a stormy forecast often still leaves a dry morning. From late fall to spring the weather is at its steadiest, and a front can bring a few cooler, clear days.

How we pick

"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.

Drive times start at the center of Tampa and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.

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