# Hillsborough County, FL watering days (Hillsborough County (unincorporated))

Checked: 2026-10-08 · Source: https://hcfl.gov/residents/property-owners-and-renters/water-and-sewer/find-my-watering-days-and-times · Page: https://wateringday.app/hillsborough-county/

## Short answer
Hillsborough County (Hillsborough County (unincorporated)) sprinklers and overhead irrigation: 0 or 1 → Monday; 2 or 3 → Tuesday; 4 or 5 → Wednesday; 6 or 7 → Thursday; 8 or 9 → Friday. Allowed hours: midnight–4 a.m. or 8 p.m.–midnight, once on your day.

## Status
Modified Phase III water shortage, through 2027-03-31. One-day-per-week watering ordered by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD).

## Schedule
- Sprinklers and overhead irrigation: 0 or 1 → Monday; 2 or 3 → Tuesday; 4 or 5 → Wednesday; 6 or 7 → Thursday; 8 or 9 → Friday; no address: Friday

Allowed hours: midnight–4 a.m. or 8 p.m.–midnight, once on your day

## Exceptions
Hand watering and low-volume irrigation of plants other than lawn: before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Common areas, mixed-address sites and places without an address water on Friday only.

## Fines
Violations may result in fines from Hillsborough County Code Enforcement.

## Applies to
Unincorporated Hillsborough County — including homes on private wells, ponds and lakes. Residents of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace follow their own city's days.

## Lookup
https://wateringday.app/api/v1/day?utility=hillsborough-county&house=1204

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