United States / Florida
Clearwater Beach
Clearwater Beach is a beach facing west-north-west, 3.5 km north-west of Clearwater (Florida, United States). The sea averages 30.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 17.8 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in April–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Clearwater Beach
Beach-day index 9.0/10 · United States median 4.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.9 °C | 17.8 °C | 19.7 °C | 22.6 °C | 25.7 °C | 28.3 °C | 29.7 °C | 30.0 °C | 29.1 °C | 26.7 °C | 22.9 °C | 20.0 °C |
| High °C | 20° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 24° | 22° |
| Low °C | 11° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 65 | 65 | 73 | 63 | 89 | 226 | 240 | 252 | 184 | 69 | 49 | 65 |
| Cloud % | 54 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 52 |
| Wind m/s | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Daylight h | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Record high/low | 28°/-2° | 30°/0° | 33°/3° | 35°/7° | 36°/14° | 36°/20° | 35°/22° | 34°/22° | 33°/17° | 32°/7° | 30°/4° | 28°/1° |
| Beach index | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 6.5 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in April–May and October–November; October scores 9.0/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 26.7 °C and 69 mm of rain.
In October that is 4.5 points above the median of the 2,466 beaches in United States covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 7.5 °C warmer than the United States median for August (22.5 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 24.2 °C, warmer than 75% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (252 mm) and November the driest (49 mm); the yearly total is about 1,440 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.4 hours in December to 13.9 hours in June; in mid-October the sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:03 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-north-west (285°). Open water fills about 69% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 20:28 local time on a bearing of 297°.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the west-north-west about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 6 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 4 m deep and 6 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 0 m above sea level 500 m inland and 3 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 68% built-up land, 21% bare ground, sand or rock and 7% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 66% of that circle.
- Built 68%
- Bare 21%
- Grass 7%
- Tree 3%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 104Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Drinking water
- 22Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 42Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
- 9Grocery shops
- 10Water-sports spots
- 4Marinas & slipways
- 24Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 69 restaurants, 10 cafés and 25 bars. Accommodation: 42 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Clearwater Beach Slide Florida Bungee Trampoline attraction 850 m S
- Big Event Slides attraction 870 m S
- Sea Screamer attraction 960 m S
Islands in view
- Clearwater Beach Island 600 m N
- Big Mangrove Key 900 m NE
- Pasadees Key 1.5 km SE
- Moonshine Island 2.3 km NE
Lighthouses & piers
- Papaya Street Plaza Pier pier 660 m SE
- Pier 60 pier 860 m S
- Pier 60 Fishing Pier pier 870 m S
Marinas
- Clearwater Beach Marina 580 m SE
- Barefoot Bay Resort & Marina 840 m S
- Island Yacht Club 950 m SE
- Clearwater Ferry Beach Marina 990 m SE
Diving & boat hire
- Paradise Island Pontoon Boat Rentals 430 m SE
- Island Breeze Pontoon Rentals - Clearwater Beach, Fl 450 m SE
- Jet Ski Clearwater Beach 610 m SE
- Clearwater Beach Jet Ski Tours 820 m S
- Port Richey Watersports/ Clearwater Beach Jet Ski Rentals 850 m SE
- Clearwater Beach WaveRunner Rentals 930 m S
Campsites
- Glendale St- Public Beach Access 280 m NE
- Stay & Play Vacation Rentals and Watersports Clearwater Beach 470 m NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport Pinellas Park | PIE | 16.2 km | south-east |
| Tampa International Airport Tampa | TPA | 29.0 km | east |
| Sarasota Bradenton International Airport Sarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 71.0 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 24 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal PSTA Clearwater Beach Marina Ferry Stop (1.0 km) and 22 mapped car parks within 1 km.
9 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 250.1K residents); within 30 km there are 43 (about 1M).
Map and nearby beaches
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 13.0 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature n5462507225; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_17RLM_20230324_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 301K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.