How much has Brandon warmed?
Each stripe below is one year of average temperature in Hillsborough County, from 1895 on the left to 2025 on the right. Blue years were cooler than the 20th-century average of 71.3°F, and red years were warmer.
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- Last 10 years
- +3.1°F2016-2025 vs the 1901-2000 average
- Warmest year
- 2024then 2023, 2020, 2019
- Coldest year
- 1901in the 1895-2025 record
- 20th-century average
- 71.3°Fall months, Hillsborough County
Decade by decade
Average difference from the 1901-2000 average, by decade. The 2020s cover 2020 to 2025.
Nearby cities
- Lakeland, FL +2.9°F
- Clearwater, FL +2.9°F
- St. Petersburg, FL +2.9°F
- Largo, FL +2.9°F
- Spring Hill, FL +3.0°F
See which cities have warmed the most in our warming ranking, or today's normal weather month by month in Brandon.
Frequently asked questions
How much warmer is Brandon than it used to be?
In Hillsborough County, the ten years from 2016 to 2025 averaged 3.1°F warmer than the 20th-century average of 71.3°F, according to NOAA's county temperature records.
What was the warmest year on record in Brandon?
The warmest years in NOAA's county record are 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019 and 2015. The coldest was 1901.
What are climate stripes?
Each stripe is one year. Its color shows how that year's average temperature compares with the long-term average: blue for cooler, red for warmer, darker for bigger differences. The design comes from climate scientist Ed Hawkins.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, nClimDiv county average temperature (version 1.0.0, October 2026 release). Values are county averages built from adjusted weather station records on a 5 km grid, so they describe Hillsborough County as a whole rather than downtown Brandon, and they correct for changes in stations and instruments over time. Incomplete years are left out. Stripes design by Ed Hawkins (#ShowYourStripes).