St. Pete-Clearwater is renowned for sunshine with an average of 361 days per year and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest run of sunshine days, a massive 768. Clearwater Beach was even ranked amongst the top 15 white sugar sand beaches in the world for 2025.
St. Pete-Clearwater is an extremely accessible destination with direct flights available from London to Tampa International Airport with British Airways from Gatwick and Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow, where travellers can reach St. Pete-Clearwater within a short 30-minute drive. The flight time is between 8.5 and 10 hours. Direct flights are also available to Orlando, only 90-minutes by car, perfect for twin centre.