Clearwater Auto Insurance (FL)

Clearwater, Florida is a city of around 109,000 spread about an area of about 38 square miles. It is the seat of Pinellas County and is smallest city in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. Clearwater’s economy is based largely upon hospitality/tourism and features a wide variety of events that attract visitors from all over.

Roads in and out of the area include the Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Courtney Campbell Causeway, as well as State Route 580, and US Route 19 Alternate. Compared to the rest of the state Clearwater’s annual fatal accident count is lower. Public transportation is provided by Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), which operates about 35 local fixed routes.

Clearwater is subject to a humid subtropical climate with hot humid summer and mild to cool winters. Precipitation is generally spread evenly throughout the year though summer is usually the driest season. The city can sometimes experience strong violent storms with tornados along with the effects of the occasional hurricanes which blow in from the Gulf of Mexico.