Palm Harbor in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Palm Harbor sees average daytime highs around 84°F and overnight lows near 79°F, with 16.0 in of rain over about 53 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 84°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Palm Harbor's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Palm Harbor's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
84°F
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
79°F
Rainfall
16.0 in
53 wet days
Avg wind
8 mph
Travel score
4.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Palm Harbor in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 84°F.

A typical summer day in Palm Harbor reaches about 84°F and drops to 79°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

70°80°90°JunJulAug

How summer really feels in Palm Harbor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 74 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
74
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Palm Harbor weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 57°2.66.610.46.6
Feb65° / 59°2.26.1116.7
Mar69° / 62°2.46.211.87.3
Apr74° / 68°1.85.412.77.9
May79° / 74°2.16.313.47.6
Jun83° / 78°5.015.213.75.3
Jul84° / 80°5.218.513.64.4
Aug84° / 80°5.819.5134.3
Sep83° / 78°5.315.312.25.0
Oct79° / 73°2.36.911.37.4
Nov72° / 65°1.54.310.67.9
Dec67° / 60°2.25.910.37.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Palm Harbor gets around 16.0 in of rain over 53 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 mph across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min in early June to 12 h 36 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Palm Harbor

In seasonPeak

In summer, Palm Harbor overlaps its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Palm Harbor sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Palm Harbor's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Palm Harbor?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Palm Harbor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palm Harbor in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Palm Harbor sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 79°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Palm Harbor in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 85°F across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 63°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 21 to Dec 11 — about 8.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan64Cool
Feb63Cool
Mar67Cool
Apr73Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep84Tropical
Oct80Warm
Nov73Refreshing
Dec67Cool

UV index in Palm Harbor in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palm Harbor peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Palm Harbor in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Palm Harbor is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palm Harbor?

Palm Harbor sits at 28.1°N, 82.8°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Dunedin, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Palm Harbor

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Palm Harbor.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Palm Harbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 36 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft.

The land around Palm Harbor is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (30%) and water (22%) within 2 miles, water (47%) and trees (28%) within 10 miles, and water (43%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
354 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Summer weather nearby: Dunedin 4.3 mi · Tarpon Springs 5.0 mi · East Lake 5.0 mi · Safety Harbor 7.5 mi · Holiday 7.5 mi · Clearwater 8.1 mi · Westchase 9.3 mi · Keystone 9.9 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Palm Harbor (28.0781°, -82.7637°, elevation 49 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.